Table
| 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | Per cent | |||||
| Total | No completed education | Basic school level | Upper secondary education3 | Higher education, short4 | Higher education, long5 | |
| 1For many immigrants SSB has no information about their level of education. 2014 figures includes an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. See About the statistics for more information. | ||||||
| 2Very few non-Nordic immigrants resident after 1989 lacks reason for immigration. Unknown reason for immigration is therefore not included in this table. | ||||||
| 3Includes intermediate level courses based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as tertiary education | ||||||
| 4Higher education, short comprises higher education up to 4 years in duration. | ||||||
| 5Higher education, long comprises higher education more than 4 years in duration. | ||||||
| Sex, reason for immigration and country background | ||||||
| Both sexes | 557 541 | 1.7 | 33.6 | 25.9 | 21.2 | 16.6 |
| Males | 291 498 | 1.1 | 34.5 | 29.5 | 18.6 | 15.4 |
| Females | 266 043 | 2.3 | 32.6 | 21.9 | 24.1 | 17.9 |
| Labour | ||||||
| Total | 193 231 | 0.5 | 18.4 | 34.1 | 23.1 | 22.9 |
| Europe except Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 123 869 | 0.4 | 20.5 | 42.3 | 18.8 | 17.1 |
| Females | 48 011 | 0.3 | 14.9 | 23.1 | 31.1 | 29.5 |
| Africa | ||||||
| Males | 2 134 | 1.6 | 27.1 | 17.6 | 21.1 | 31.4 |
| Females | 697 | 2.2 | 25.7 | 16.9 | 25.0 | 29.3 |
| Asia including Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 8 814 | 1.1 | 12.8 | 9.3 | 30.9 | 45.3 |
| Females | 3 387 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 37.8 | 35.8 |
| North America | ||||||
| Males | 1 369 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 32.5 | 50.0 |
| Females | 775 | : | 6.1 | 4.3 | 34.3 | 54.7 |
| Oceania | ||||||
| Males | 762 | : | 11.3 | 14.6 | 35.3 | 36.6 |
| Females | 243 | - | 11.1 | 7.0 | 44.9 | 35.4 |
| South- and Central-America | ||||||
| Males | 1 961 | 0.5 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 23.2 | 47.0 |
| Females | 1 209 | 0.5 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 23.6 | 42.2 |
| Family | ||||||
| Total | 198 459 | 1.8 | 39.0 | 24.1 | 20.7 | 13.2 |
| Europe except Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 19 512 | 0.2 | 42.3 | 30.5 | 15.7 | 10.1 |
| Females | 51 234 | 0.3 | 25.0 | 27.3 | 23.8 | 22.2 |
| Africa | ||||||
| Males | 11 628 | 1.7 | 57.5 | 21.0 | 13.4 | 5.5 |
| Females | 16 389 | 4.8 | 53.7 | 20.7 | 14.8 | 5.0 |
| Asia including Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 23 033 | 1.5 | 47.4 | 23.8 | 17.2 | 9.1 |
| Females | 61 654 | 3.3 | 42.3 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 9.7 |
| North America | ||||||
| Males | 1 596 | : | 13.8 | 16.6 | 39.1 | 29.3 |
| Females | 1 987 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 40.2 | 35.5 |
| Oceania | ||||||
| Males | 371 | - | 11.1 | 27.8 | 40.2 | 19.7 |
| Females | 235 | : | 12.3 | 16.2 | 43.0 | 26.8 |
| South- and Central-America | ||||||
| Males | 3 151 | 0.8 | 36.5 | 25.2 | 19.5 | 16.4 |
| Females | 7 669 | 0.9 | 30.3 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 19.7 |
| Refugee | ||||||
| Total | 129 710 | 3.5 | 53.3 | 20.5 | 16.0 | 5.5 |
| Europe except Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 12 091 | 0.3 | 30.1 | 39.6 | 21.0 | 7.7 |
| Females | 11 362 | 1.3 | 29.8 | 35.6 | 23.3 | 8.4 |
| Africa | ||||||
| Males | 25 824 | 3.0 | 64.2 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 4.0 |
| Females | 17 289 | 8.2 | 61.5 | 17.7 | 9.6 | 1.8 |
| Asia including Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 41 740 | 2.3 | 57.0 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 6.4 |
| Females | 20 817 | 6.0 | 52.6 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 5.5 |
| North America | ||||||
| Males | 15 | - | 33.3 | 33.3 | 26.7 | : |
| Females | 12 | - | 33.3 | : | 33.3 | : |
| Oceania | ||||||
| Males | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| Females | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| South- and Central-America | ||||||
| Males | 271 | : | 36.5 | 24.7 | 22.5 | 14.0 |
| Females | 286 | : | 37.8 | 27.3 | 21.3 | 9.4 |
| Education | ||||||
| Total | 33 096 | 0.2 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 33.0 | 42.3 |
| Europe except Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 4 683 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 9.5 | 26.3 | 47.8 |
| Females | 8 791 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 34.1 | 43.7 |
| Africa | ||||||
| Males | 1 658 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 27.5 | 56.6 |
| Females | 1 064 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 10.3 | 30.4 | 42.9 |
| Asia including Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 4 495 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 29.4 | 55.8 |
| Females | 9 684 | 0.1 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 38.8 | 27.5 |
| North America | ||||||
| Males | 492 | 0.8 | 12.8 | 4.1 | 31.1 | 51.0 |
| Females | 656 | : | 7.5 | 3.4 | 41.3 | 46.3 |
| Oceania | ||||||
| Males | 74 | - | 10.8 | : | 25.7 | 60.8 |
| Females | 78 | - | 17.9 | : | 30.8 | 46.2 |
| South- and Central-America | ||||||
| Males | 571 | : | 10.7 | 4.7 | 19.3 | 63.7 |
| Females | 850 | : | 17.5 | 10.1 | 28.5 | 42.2 |
| Other | ||||||
| Total | 3 045 | 1.1 | 24.4 | 20.8 | 27.7 | 25.0 |
| Europe except Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 889 | 0.3 | 22.0 | 23.4 | 28.5 | 24.7 |
| Females | 876 | 0.5 | 22.6 | 19.4 | 25.9 | 30.4 |
| Africa | ||||||
| Males | 90 | : | 42.2 | 15.6 | 23.3 | 15.6 |
| Females | 250 | 4.8 | 54.8 | 18.4 | 13.6 | 6.4 |
| Asia including Turkey | ||||||
| Males | 276 | 1.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 33.3 | 21.0 |
| Females | 396 | 1.5 | 18.4 | 23.7 | 33.8 | 22.0 |
| North America | ||||||
| Males | 74 | - | 14.9 | 17.6 | 33.8 | 33.8 |
| Females | 76 | - | 7.9 | 15.8 | 38.2 | 38.2 |
| Oceania | ||||||
| Males | 16 | - | : | - | 37.5 | 50.0 |
| Females | 5 | - | - | - | : | : |
| South- and Central-America | ||||||
| Males | 38 | - | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 36.8 |
| Females | 59 | : | 23.7 | 13.6 | 22.0 | 37.3 |