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Level of education for men and women 16 years and older.1
20132018
TotalTotalMalesFemales
11 For many immigrants Statistics Norway has no information about their level of education. From 2014, figures include an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. See About the statistics about this and definitions of education levels. Tertiary vocational education was prior to 2016 included in upper secondary education.
Level of education, in total4 117 8094 339 4902 178 5652 160 925
Below upper secondary education1 103 2381 111 540571 085540 455
Upper secondary education1 650 4831 603 066862 053741 013
Tertiary vocational education125 78881 08944 699
Higher education, short887 1541 038 789422 087616 702
Higher education, long288 512432 346229 202203 144
Of this:
Ph.D.28 15844 74625 98018 766
Unknown or no completed education160 26427 96113 04914 912
Per cent
Below upper secondary education27.925.826.425.2
Upper secondary education41.737.239.834.5
Tertiary vocational education2.93.72.1
Higher education, short22.424.119.528.7
Higher education, long7.310.010.69.5
Of this
Ph.D.0.71.01.20.9

Source: Statistics Norway