1   Persons 16 years and over, by level of education and county of residence. 1 October 1999. NB! The figures are corrected 28.03.2001
County of residence Total Absolute figures Percentages
Below upper secondary level Upper secondary education1 Tertiary education, short2 Tertiary education, long3 Unknown or no education Below upper secondary level Upper secondary education1 Tertiary education, short2 Tertiary education, long3
Total 3 540 435 792 442 1 942 523 585 801 156 632 63 037 22,8 56,0 16,9 4,5
Østfold 199 502 52 893 111 717 26 941 5 208 2 743 26,9 56,9 13,7 2,7
Akershus 361 917 64 273 193 838 72 781 25 311 5 714 18,1 54,5 20,5 7,1
Oslo 417 950 69 294 190 651 99 404 39 810 18 791 17,5 48,0 25,1 10,0
Hedmark 151 684 44 928 81 298 19 780 3 761 1 917 30,0 54,3 13,2 2,5
Oppland 147 962 40 471 82 730 19 198 3 759 1 804 27,7 56,6 13,1 2,6
Buskerud 189 330 46 431 105 017 28 487 6 384 3 011 25,0 56,5 15,3 3,4
Vestfold 168 985 35 858 98 232 27 314 5 307 2 274 21,5 59,0 16,4 3,2
Telemark 132 320 33 894 75 102 17 714 3 843 1 767 26,0 57,6 13,6 2,9
Aust-Agder 80 340 16 621 47 829 12 311 2 433 1 146 21,0 60,5 15,6 3,1
Vest-Agder 120 591 24 232 71 679 18 830 3 756 2 094 20,5 60,5 15,9 3,2
Rogaland 284 154 58 213 164 385 45 092 11 431 5 033 20,9 59,0 16,2 4,1
Hordaland 339 151 71 357 189 663 58 163 15 036 4 932 21,4 56,8 17,4 4,5
Sogn og Fjordane 83 714 18 704 49 944 12 054 2 081 931 22,6 60,4 14,6 2,5
Møre og Romsdal 191 272 46 117 111 732 27 106 4 220 2 097 24,4 59,1 14,3 2,2
Sør-Trøndelag 207 386 46 002 113 418 33 748 11 598 2 620 22,5 55,5 16,5 5,7
Nord-Trøndelag 99 518 23 361 58 905 13 860 2 482 910 23,7 59,8 14,1 2,5
Nordland 188 338 53 086 103 598 25 376 4 119 2 159 28,5 55,7 13,6 2,2
Troms 118 574 30 384 62 606 19 018 4 750 1 816 26,0 53,7 16,3 4,1
Finnmark 57 736 16 318 30 177 8 624 1 342 1 275 28,9 53,5 15,3 2,4
Unknown 11 5 2 - 1 3 62,5 25,0 - 12,5
1  Including the level 'Intermediate level' which comprises education based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as tertiary education.
2  Tertiary education, short comprises higher edudation 4 years or shorter.
3  Tertiary education, long comprises higher edudation more than 4 years.

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