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12935: Educational attainment, by parents' level of education and sex 2018 - 2023

Anne Marie Rustad Holseter, Statistics Norway
+47 934 59 835
Andrine Stengrundet, Statistics Norway
+47 95 48 60 28
2024-06-11 08:00
Persons 16 years and older:
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Persons 16 years and older (per cent):
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Persons 16 years and older:
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Persons 16 years and older (per cent):
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For many immigrants SSB has no information about their level of education. From the 2014 figures level of education includes estimated level of education for missing values for immigrants. For more information see About the statistics.

parent's level of education

Mother or father has long tertiary education

Long tertiary education is more than four years.

Mother or father has short tertiary education

Short tertiary education is four years or less.

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Persons 16 years and older (per cent)

People with unknown or no completed education are included.

contents: Persons 16 years and older (per cent) , level of education: Tertiary vocational education

Includes intermediate level courses based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as higher education.

contents: Persons 16 years and older (per cent) , level of education: Higher education, short

Tertiary education, short comprises higher education up to 4 years in duration.

contents: Persons 16 years and older (per cent) , level of education: Upper secondary education

Prior to 2016, tertiary vocational education was included. Tertiary vocational education comprises intermediate level courses based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as higher education.

contents: Persons 16 years and older (per cent) , level of education: Higher education, long

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