Table
| 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population 1October | Highest completed education | |||||
| Total | Basic school level | Upper secondary education | Tertiary vocational education3 | Higher education, short4 | Higher education, long5 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 2Corrected 12 August 2020. | ||||||
| 3Includes intermediate level courses based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as higher 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. | ||||||
| Total | 4 371 274 | 25.3 | 37.0 | 3.0 | 24.3 | 10.3 |
| 16-19 years | 254 655 | 85.6 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| 20-24 years | 339 530 | 25.2 | 50.7 | 1.4 | 22.0 | 0.7 |
| 25-29 years | 369 018 | 21.7 | 27.4 | 2.8 | 34.7 | 13.4 |
| 30-34 years | 372 363 | 20.8 | 26.2 | 3.2 | 30.7 | 19.1 |
| 35-39 years | 352 134 | 19.2 | 28.6 | 3.1 | 30.3 | 18.8 |
| 40-49 years | 721 275 | 16.2 | 35.3 | 3.5 | 30.3 | 14.6 |
| 50-59 years | 703 869 | 21.1 | 39.1 | 4.4 | 25.3 | 10.1 |
| 60-66 years | 422 346 | 21.3 | 43.7 | 3.9 | 23.1 | 8.0 |
| 67 years or older | 836 084 | 26.8 | 47.5 | 2.3 | 17.3 | 6.2 |
| Males | 2 193 961 | 26.0 | 39.8 | 3.8 | 19.6 | 10.7 |
| 16-19 years | 130 930 | 88.1 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| 20-24 years | 175 886 | 29.8 | 52.9 | 1.5 | 15.2 | 0.6 |
| 25-29 years | 188 722 | 24.9 | 33.7 | 3.7 | 26.5 | 11.2 |
| 30-34 years | 189 959 | 23.8 | 31.6 | 4.2 | 23.7 | 16.7 |
| 35-39 years | 180 600 | 21.8 | 33.8 | 4.1 | 23.1 | 17.1 |
| 40-49 years | 370 142 | 17.5 | 40.5 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 14.0 |
| 50-59 years | 360 268 | 21.4 | 42.4 | 5.3 | 20.3 | 10.7 |
| 60-66 years | 212 107 | 19.9 | 45.6 | 5.1 | 19.4 | 10.0 |
| 67 years or older | 385 347 | 22.9 | 47.1 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 10.0 |
| Females | 2 177 313 | 24.6 | 34.2 | 2.1 | 29.1 | 9.9 |
| 16-19 years | 123 725 | 82.9 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| 20-24 years | 163 644 | 20.1 | 48.4 | 1.3 | 29.3 | 0.9 |
| 25-29 years | 180 296 | 18.4 | 20.8 | 1.8 | 43.3 | 15.7 |
| 30-34 years | 182 404 | 17.8 | 20.5 | 2.1 | 38.1 | 21.5 |
| 35-39 years | 171 534 | 16.4 | 23.0 | 1.9 | 38.0 | 20.7 |
| 40-49 years | 351 133 | 14.9 | 29.8 | 2.6 | 37.6 | 15.2 |
| 50-59 years | 343 601 | 20.8 | 35.6 | 3.5 | 30.6 | 9.4 |
| 60-66 years | 210 239 | 22.6 | 41.7 | 2.7 | 26.9 | 6.0 |
| 67 years or older | 450 737 | 30.1 | 47.8 | 1.7 | 17.6 | 2.8 |