Table 3 Persons 16 years and above by highest attained level of education, gender and age. 1 October 2002. Per cent

3	Persons 16 years and above by highest attained level of education, gender and age. 1 October 2002. Per cent

Gender and age	Total	Highest completed education¹

Gender and age	Total	Below upper secondary education	Upper secondary education²	Tertiary education, short³	Tertiary education, long ⁴

Total	3 594 334	20.4	56.6	18.0	5.0

Males	1 764 932	18.1	59.3	15.7	6.9
16-19 years	110 681	31.1	68.8	0.0	-
20-24 years	139 269	4.1	86.4	9.3	0.2
25-29 years	153 554	5.5	63.5	24.9	6.1
30-39 years	355 246	7.8	62.2	20.9	9.1
40-49 years	322 858	12.5	60.3	18.6	8.6
50-59 years	298 644	19.0	54.0	17.6	9.4
60-66 years	132 014	28.5	50.0	13.5	8.0
67 years and above	252 666	42.0	43.9	8.7	5.4

Females	1 829 402	22.5	54.0	20.3	3.2
16-19 years	104 592	29.6	70.3	0.0	-
20-24 years	134 943	2.9	77.3	19.5	0.3
25-29 years	150 391	4.8	50.8	38.9	5.4
30-39 years	341 492	6.8	55.8	30.5	6.9
40-49 years	311 808	12.2	57.1	26.4	4.2
50-59 years	287 550	21.6	55.5	19.9	3.0
60-66 years	136 360	35.0	49.5	13.7	1.8
67 years and above	362 266	54.0	38.4	7.0	0.6

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.