Education-level in the population

1   Persons 16 years and above, by level of education and county of residence. 1. October 2000
Total/County of residence Total Absolute figures Percentages1
Below upper secondary level Upper secondary education2 Tertiary education, short3 Tertiary education, long4 Unknown or no completed education Below upper secondary level Upper secondary education2 Tertiary education, short3 Tertiary education, long4
1970 2 873 100 1 529 180 1 116 937 158 836 47 683 20 464 53,6 39,2 5,6 1,7
1980 3 136 274 1 365 735 1 363 888 269 834 73 675 63 142 44,5 44,4 8,8 2,4
1990 3 399 682 1 110 777 1 696 399 400 470 102 637 89 399 33,6 51,3 12,1 3,1
                     
2000 3 558 449 765 342 1 956 014 596 674 161 992 78 427 22,0 56,3 17,2 4,7
Østfold 201 197 51 345 113 265 27 754 5 467 3 366 26,0 57,3 14,1 2,8
Akershus 365 304 62 667 195 560 73 914 25 985 7 178 17,5 54,7 20,7 7,3
Oslo 420 117 66 167 189 229 100 170 41 465 23 086 16,8 48,0 25,4 10,5
Hedmark 152 169 43 415 82 168 20 239 3 901 2 446 29,0 54,9 13,5 2,6
Oppland 148 235 38 966 83 455 19 702 3 865 2 247 26,7 57,2 13,5 2,6
Buskerud 190 701 44 963 106 208 29 147 6 634 3 749 24,1 57,0 15,6 3,6
Vestfold 170 350 34 609 99 346 28 083 5 554 2 758 20,7 59,3 16,8 3,3
Telemark 132 612 32 655 75 691 18 099 3 952 2 215 25,1 58,1 13,9 3,0
Aust-Agder 80 813 16 076 48 297 12 622 2 500 1 318 20,2 60,8 15,9 3,1
Vest-Agder 121 486 23 407 72 429 19 309 3 845 2 496 19,7 61,0 16,3 3,2
Rogaland 285 959 56 444 166 220 45 889 11 566 5 840 20,2 59,4 16,4 4,1
Hordaland 341 082 69 082 190 989 59 312 15 611 6 088 20,6 57,1 17,7 4,7
Sogn og Fjordane 83 810 18 044 50 062 12 315 2 118 1 271 21,9 60,7 14,9 2,6
Møre og Romsdal 191 810 44 606 112 420 27 558 4 382 2 844 23,6 59,5 14,6 2,3
Sør-Trøndelag 208 668 44 244 114 295 34 619 12 043 3 467 21,6 55,8 16,9 5,9
Nord-Trøndelag 99 521 22 612 58 999 14 229 2 538 1 143 23,0 60,0 14,5 2,6
Nordland 188 045 51 174 103 885 25 821 4 225 2 940 27,7 56,2 14,0 2,3
Troms 118 855 29 092 63 364 19 181 4 963 2 255 25,0 54,4 16,5 4,3
Finnmark 57 704 15 770 30 130 8 711 1 377 1 716 28,2 53,9 15,6 2,5
Unknown 11 4 2 - 1 4 57,1 28,6 - 14,3
1  Not included persons with unknown or no completed education.
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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