Education-level in the population

1   Persons 16 years and above, by level of education and county of residence. 1. October 2001
Total/County of residence Total Absolute figures Per cent1
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
                     
2001 3 571 207  738 613 1 970 400  609 399  167 730 85 065 21.2 56.6 17.5 4.8
Østfold  202 279 50 021  114 300 28 585 5 679 3 694 25.2 57.7 14.4 2.9
Akershus  368 347 60 714  197 680 74 936 26 723 8 294 16.9 55.0 20.8 7.4
Oslo  422 530 62 797  189 300  102 113 43 408 24 912 15.9 47.9 25.8 11.0
Hedmark  151 980 42 060 82 742 20 695 4 018 2 465 28.1 55.4 13.9 2.7
Oppland  148 042 37 643 83 945 20 144 3 970 2 340 25.9 57.7 13.8 2.7
Buskerud  191 255 43 328  107 099 29 837 6 821 4 170 23.2 57.4 16.0 3.7
Vestfold  171 497 33 570  100 220 28 822 5 764 3 121 20.0 59.6 17.1 3.4
Telemark  132 641 31 494 76 121 18 639 4 031 2 356 24.2 58.5 14.3 3.1
Aust-Agder 80 994 15 316 48 685 12 985 2 575 1 433 19.3 61.2 16.3 3.2
Vest-Agder  122 166 22 651 73 030 19 853 3 979 2 653 19.0 61.2 16.6 3.3
Rogaland  290 405 55 318  169 466 47 191 11 902 6 528 19.5 59.8 16.7 4.2
Hordaland  340 769 66 014  191 738 60 395 16 269 6 353 19.8 57.4 18.1 4.9
Sogn og Fjordane 83 560 17 356 50 102 12 515 2 138 1 449 21.2 61.1 15.3 2.6
Møre og Romsdal  191 931 43 082  113 129 28 123 4 560 3 037 22.8 59.9 14.9 2.4
Sør-Trøndelag  209 653 42 530  115 417 35 510 12 409 3 787 20.7 56.1 17.3 6.0
Nord-Trøndelag 99 546 21 697 59 409 14 575 2 616 1 249 22.1 60.5 14.8 2.7
Nordland  187 280 49 542  104 167 26 205 4 342 3 024 26.9 56.6 14.2 2.4
Troms  118 941 28 080 63 815 19 461 5 110 2 475 24.1 54.8 16.7 4.4
Finnmark 57 379 15 395 30 033 8 815 1 415 1 721 27.7 54.0 15.8 2.5
Unknown 12 5 2 - 1 4 62.5 25.0 - 12.5
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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