Table
| 2019 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Below upper secondary education | Upper secondary education | Tertiary vocational education3 | Higher education, short4 | Higher education, long5 | Unknown or no completed education1 | |
| 1For many immigrants SSB has no information about their level of education. From 2014, figures include an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. For more information see About the statistics. | |||||||
| 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 | 57 755 | 22 886 | 16 103 | 735 | 11 495 | 4 991 | 1 545 |
| General programmes | 32 720 | 22 881 | 9 805 | 33 | 1 | - | .. |
| Humanities and arts | 1 462 | - | 371 | 87 | 761 | 243 | .. |
| Education | 1 588 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 427 | 154 | .. |
| Social sciences and law | 2 277 | - | 249 | 20 | 1 246 | 762 | .. |
| Business and administration | 5 010 | - | 822 | 205 | 3 090 | 893 | .. |
| Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 5 544 | 3 | 2 286 | 188 | 2 072 | 995 | .. |
| Health, welfare and sport | 6 507 | 1 | 2 006 | 47 | 2 568 | 1 885 | .. |
| Primary industries | 67 | - | 54 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .. |
| Transport and communications, safety and security and other services | 865 | - | 494 | 117 | 232 | 22 | .. |
| Unspecified field of study | 1 715 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 94 | 29 | 1 545 |
| Males | 29 771 | 13 097 | 8 219 | 366 | 4 933 | 2 337 | 819 |
| General programmes | 17 896 | 13 094 | 4 780 | 22 | - | - | .. |
| Humanities and arts | 504 | - | 116 | 27 | 255 | 106 | .. |
| Education | 431 | - | - | 2 | 394 | 35 | .. |
| Social sciences and law | 817 | - | 121 | 15 | 429 | 252 | .. |
| Business and administration | 2 523 | - | 333 | 48 | 1 650 | 492 | .. |
| Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 4 477 | 1 | 2 150 | 180 | 1 476 | 670 | .. |
| Health, welfare and sport | 1 742 | 1 | 473 | 8 | 517 | 743 | .. |
| Primary industries | 45 | - | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. |
| Transport and communications, safety and security and other services | 446 | - | 205 | 55 | 167 | 19 | .. |
| Unspecified field of study | 890 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 16 | 819 |
| Females | 27 984 | 9 789 | 7 884 | 369 | 6 562 | 2 654 | 726 |
| General programmes | 14 824 | 9 787 | 5 025 | 11 | 1 | - | .. |
| Humanities and arts | 958 | - | 255 | 60 | 506 | 137 | .. |
| Education | 1 157 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 033 | 119 | .. |
| Social sciences and law | 1 460 | - | 128 | 5 | 817 | 510 | .. |
| Business and administration | 2 487 | - | 489 | 157 | 1 440 | 401 | .. |
| Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 1 067 | 2 | 136 | 8 | 596 | 325 | .. |
| Health, welfare and sport | 4 765 | - | 1 533 | 39 | 2 051 | 1 142 | .. |
| Primary industries | 22 | - | 17 | - | 1 | 4 | .. |
| Transport and communications, safety and security and other services | 419 | - | 289 | 62 | 65 | 3 | .. |
| Unspecified field of study | 825 | - | 9 | 25 | 52 | 13 | 726 |