Survey on training, schooling and education, 1999

2   Persons 16-24 years, by level of education, gender, immigrant category and country background1. 2001. Percentages
Gender, immigration category and country background1 Total Percentages1
Unknown No completed education Below upper secondary level Upper secondary education2 Tertiary education, short3 Tertiary education, long4
Both genders              
All Norway  485 092 3.1 0.0 14.9 74.3 7.5 0.1
Of which              
Immigrant population 34 110 25.1 0.2 16.2 54.7 3.7 0.1
First generation immigrants 27 489 29.5 0.2 15.3 51.3 3.6 0.1
Persons born in Norway of two foreign-born parents 6 621 6.8 0.0 20.1 68.9 4.0 0.1
Population else  450 982 1.5 0.0 14.8 75.8 7.8 0.1
               
Of immigrant population1              
Western countries 5 219 42.2 0.1 8.6 43.4 5.6 0.2
Non-western countries 28 891 22.0 0.2 17.6 56.7 3.3 0.1
First generation immigrants from non-western countries 23 007 25.9 0.3 16.8 53.7 3.3 0.1
Persons born in Norway of two foreign-born parents from non-western countries 5 884 6.9 0.0 20.8 68.6 3.5 0.2
               
Nordic countries 3 471 46.1 0.1 8.0 41.3 4.4 0.1
Eastern Europe 6 530 22.2 0.0 14.5 57.5 5.6 0.2
Western Europe, except Turkey 1 354 30.4 - 10.7 49.9 8.5 0.6
Asia with Turkey 16 748 20.2 0.2 18.8 57.6 3.0 0.1
Africa 4 051 30.9 0.7 18.2 49.0 1.2 0.0
South and Central America 1 562 16.8 - 16.1 63.9 3.1 0.1
North America, Oceania  394 48.2 - 6.6 39.6 5.6 -
               
Selected western countries              
Sweden 1 902 58.6 0.2 4.7 33.2 3.4 0.1
               
Selected non-western countries              
Yugoslavia 1 987 29.1 - 17.1 51.9 1.9 -
Turkey 1 970 22.6 0.2 25.9 49.6 1.7 -
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 943 7.2 - 14.7 72.6 5.5 0.1
Somalia 1 743 37.2 1.1 21.3 40.2 0.2 -
Iraq 1 793 56.0 0.3 14.1 28.3 1.4 -
Iran 1 650 16.1 0.2 19.0 61.0 3.5 0.1
Vietnam 2 531 6.4 0.2 18.4 70.6 4.4 0.1
Pakistan 4 527 13.0 0.3 20.8 63.4 2.4 0.1
First generation immigrants 1 907 20.9 0.6 19.1 57.8 1.6 -
Persons born in Norway of two foreign-born parents 2 620 7.2 0.0 22.0 67.4 3.1 0.2
               
               
Females              
All Norway  237 449 3.4 0.0 14.2 72.1 10.1 0.1
Of which              
Immigrant population 17 326 26.6 0.3 15.4 52.7 4.8 0.2
First generation immigrants 14 144 31.2 0.3 14.7 48.9 4.7 0.2
Persons born in Norway of two foreign-born parents 3 182 6.4 0.1 18.7 69.7 4.9 0.2
Population else  220 123 1.6 0.0 14.1 73.6 10.5 0.1
               
Of immigrant population1              
Western countries 2 910 44.0 0.0 7.8 41.3 6.7 0.2
Non-western countries 14 416 23.1 0.3 17.0 55.0 4.4 0.2
First generation immigrants from non-western countries 11 595 27.2 0.4 16.4 51.4 4.4 0.2
Persons born in Norway of two foreign-born parents from non-western countries 2 821 6.4 0.1 19.2 69.8 4.3 0.2
               
Nordic countries 2 056 49.7 0.0 6.8 38.3 5.2 0.1
Eastern Europe 3 410 25.0 - 13.6 53.8 7.2 0.3
Western Europe, except Turkey  654 26.9 - 11.5 50.0 11.2 0.5
Asia with Turkey 8 248 20.3 0.3 18.0 57.4 3.8 0.1
Africa 1 949 33.5 1.2 19.2 44.4 1.7 -
South and Central America  809 18.9 - 15.2 61.6 4.2 0.1
North America, Oceania  200 42.0 - 6.5 43.5 8.0 -
               
Selected western countries              
Sweden 1 168 59.9 0.1 4.3 31.9 3.7 0.1
               
Selected non-western countries              
Yugoslavia  929 27.0 - 17.9 52.9 2.3 -
Turkey 1 022 22.7 0.2 27.8 47.2 2.2 -
Bosnia-Herzegovina  957 7.4 - 14.9 69.7 7.8 0.1
Somalia  747 42.2 2.1 23.7 31.7 0.3 -
Iraq  575 40.2 0.7 23.8 33.2 2.1 -
Iran  819 18.7 - 16.2 60.6 4.4 0.1
Vietnam 1 272 9.5 0.3 16.4 67.5 6.2 0.1
Pakistan 2 234 14.9 0.4 17.9 64.0 2.6 0.1
First generation immigrants  996 25.6 0.9 16.1 55.5 1.9 -
Persons born in Norway of two foreign-born parents 1 238 6.3 0.1 19.4 70.8 3.2 0.2
               
Males              
All Norway  247 643 2.9 0.0 15.5 76.4 5.1 0.1
Of which              
Immigrant population 16 784 23.5 0.1 17.0 56.7 2.6 0.1
First generation immigrants 13 345 27.7 0.1 15.9 53.8 2.4 0.1
Persons born in Norway of two foreign-born parents 3 439 7.2 - 21.5 68.0 3.2 0.1
Population else  230 859 1.4 0.0 15.4 77.8 5.3 0.1
               
Of immigrant population1              
Western countries 2 309 39.9 0.1 9.6 46.0 4.1 0.3
Non-western countries 14 475 20.9 0.1 18.2 58.4 2.3 0.1
First generation immigrants from non-western countries 11 412 24.5 0.1 17.1 56.0 2.2 0.1
Persons born in Norway of two foreign-born parents from non-western countries 3 063 7.3 - 22.2 67.5 2.8 0.1
               
Nordic countries 1 415 41.0 0.2 9.8 45.7 3.3 0.1
Eastern Europe 3 120 19.2 0.0 15.4 61.5 3.7 0.1
Western Europe, except Turkey  700 33.6 - 10.0 49.7 6.0 0.7
Asia with Turkey 8 500 20.2 0.1 19.5 57.9 2.2 0.1
Africa 2 102 28.4 0.3 17.3 53.2 0.8 0.0
South and Central America  753 14.6 - 17.0 66.4 2.0 -
North America, Oceania  194 54.6 - 6.7 35.6 3.1 -
               
Selected western countries              
Sweden  734 56.4 0.3 5.3 35.1 2.9 -
               
Selected non-western countries              
Yugoslavia 1 058 30.9 - 16.4 51.1 1.5 -
Turkey  948 22.5 0.1 23.9 52.2 1.3 -
Bosnia-Herzegovina  986 6.9 - 14.5 75.4 3.2 -
Somalia  996 33.4 0.4 19.5 46.6 0.1 -
Iraq 1 218 63.5 0.1 9.4 25.9 1.1 -
Iran  831 13.6 0.4 21.8 61.5 2.6 0.1
Vietnam 1 259 3.3 - 20.4 73.6 2.5 0.1
Pakistan 2 293 11.1 0.1 23.6 62.8 2.3 0.1
First generation immigrants  911 15.7 0.3 22.5 60.3 1.2 -
Persons born in Norway of two foreign-born parents 1 382 8.0 - 24.4 64.4 3.0 0.2
1  Country background concerns first generation immigrants and persons born in Norway of two foreign-born parents.
2  Including the level 'Intermediate level' which comprises education based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as tertiary education.
3  Tertiary education, short, comprises higher education 4 years or shorter.
4  Tertiary education, long, comprises higher education more than 4 years.

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