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Immigrants by country background and educational attainment1
2018
Level of education, in totalNo completed educationBelow upper secondary educationUpper secondary educationTertiary vokational education2Higher education, short3Higher education, long4
1For many immigrants SSB has no information about their education. From 2014, figures include an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. See About the statistics for more information.
2Includes intermediate level courses based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as higher education.
3Higher education, short comprises higher education up to 4 years in duration.
4Higher education, long comprises higher education more than 4 years in duration.
Total701 00711 795220 088188 8538 365159 189112 717
Poland92 37414118 39642 96999115 12414 753
Sweden34 4221604 21711 83151512 1195 580
Germany23 090474 9605 7162365 9366 195
Iraq21 92460110 0535 1192294 4541 468
Lithuania36 10628210 0839 70124511 0584 737
Denmark18 527783 5055 8362385 7673 103
Somalia25 4412 22516 5784 1461411 957394
Pakistan19 8119589 0304 0801803 5322 031
Iran17 0844185 2493 8213354 1443 117
Philippines20 5481414 7314 9602857 6752 756
Vietnam13 7946235 6083 8732232 3161 151
Russia16 592454 1143 2452553 5905 343
Bosnia-Herzegovina13 4991172 7375 5021983 4301 515
United Kingdom13 626491 9322 7851615 4553 244
Thailand18 7026549 6774 3231363 003909
Turkey11 3003875 7742 8551021 431751
Afghanistan15 7631 1549 2932 974741 734534
Kosovo10 049993 7333 8041141 893406
Sri Lanka9 0261133 5482 8772561 584648
United States8 239218861 194943 0692 975
India11 3851151 7921 3221114 2123 833
China8 6151361 8341 340762 3052 924
Eritrea19 32440613 9942 8722161 520316
Chile6 057691 5962 1741441 503571
Finland6 270221 1061 688782 3161 060
Netherlands7 189219131 980772 3571 841
Latvia9 459722 2763 313952 3601 343
Romania13 630453 4564 2141633 1752 577
Iceland6 320141 4322 0931521 708921
Morocco5 8524102 7491 43075928260
Ethiopia7 4061853 3831 6501111 224853
France5 09317546592431 4432 452
Estonia4 356331 0161 517561 137597
Brazil4 650621 542949819751 041
Ukraine5 07212782776791 2732 150
Bulgaria6 497441 7282 061731 3441 247
Croatia4 407281 2001 68762832598
Spain5 355191 262707451 3861 936
Slovakia3 597334761 77548592673
Myanmar2 999831 79962431360102
Serbia5 645131 1621 886801 2491 255
North Macedonia2 722501 09888023471200
Hungary3 564175551 03847942965
Italy3 97615755861336981 614
Palestine2 833141 27351537667327
Lebanon1 8572982043524360189
Canada1 8421022525629627695
Czech Republic2 1441326870739500617
Ghana1 9221748940134466515
Congo2 2061897154657461153
Syria21 24861214 3871 2681593 6251 197
Australia1 529318522835584495
Portugal3 01925879564164871 048
Sudan3 7871242 21446933653294
Colombia1 9601147037536433635
Switzerland1 352017734319408403
Nigeria1 7433143932733392521
Kenya1 639853234738492222
Algeria1 2102442528613273189
Indonesia1 299331125412387332
Austria1 232418433016271427
Gambia1 145344843883115949

Source: Statistics Norway