Table 3 Population 16 years and over by, by level of education, gender and age. 2007. Per cent

3 Population 16 years and over by, by level of education, gender and age. 2007. 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	3 766 505	30.9	43.1	19.9	6.0
16-19 years	251 687	88.5	11.5	0.0	-
20-24 years	282 732	31.5	52.1	16.2	0.3
25-29 years	293 581	21.8	38.0	32.4	7.8
30-39 years	680 822	17.3	42.4	30.0	10.3
40-49 years	673 511	25.2	43.2	24.1	7.4
50-59 years	604 037	21.0	50.9	21.3	6.7
60-66 years	357 685	26.1	50.8	17.0	6.1
67 years and above	622 450	44.0	42.9	9.8	3.3

Males	1 860 801	30.0	45.6	16.8	7.6
16-19 years	129 134	91.0	9.0	0.0	-
20-24 years	144 360	36.8	51.9	11.1	0.2
25-29 years	148 289	25.2	43.3	24.1	7.4
30-39 years	346 154	18.3	47.4	23.4	10.9
40-49 years	345 119	24.6	47.3	19.2	8.9
50-59 years	306 858	19.7	52.2	18.7	9.4
60-66 years	179 120	23.5	50.6	16.5	9.4
67 years and above	261 767	37.0	45.6	10.8	6.6

Females	1 905 704	31.8	40.8	23.0	4.4
16-19 years	122 553	85.9	14.1	0.0	-
20-24 years	138 372	25.9	52.3	21.5	0.3
25-29 years	145 292	18.2	32.6	41.0	8.1
30-39 years	334 668	16.3	37.2	36.7	9.7
40-49 years	328 392	25.8	39.1	29.2	5.9
50-59 years	297 179	22.3	49.7	24.0	4.0
60-66 years	178 565	28.7	51.1	17.5	2.7
67 years and above	360 683	49.1	40.9	9.0	1.0

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 up to 4 years in duration.
⁴	Tertiary education, long comprises higher education more than 4 years in duration.