Table

Population 16 years and over, by age, level of education and field of education
2012
TotalAge
16-19 years20-24 years25-29 years30-34 years35-39 years40-49 years50-59 years60-66 years67 years or older
1Includes intermediate level courses based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as tertiary education.
2Tertiary education, short comprises higher education up to 4 years in duration.
3Tertiary education, long comprises higher education more than 4 years in duration.
Total4 061 984261 007337 384329 044333 463344 616735 735635 691402 932682 112
 
Basic school level1 107 898224 08295 88267 35059 64949 097138 364144 27084 407244 797
 
Upper secondary education11 648 20729 797165 923104 562106 371130 023307 075285 302207 267311 887
General programmes437 14222 39580 77722 08620 93024 19353 76153 35560 33899 307
Humanities and arts57 0671 7319 6416 8396 1943 8407 2147 6994 8849 025
Education2 846.77140161237493585485668
Social sciences and law9 5481 6175 9231 036225265330903131
Business and administration250 076:5 1287 8657 53719 22950 79754 23441 05164 233
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects511 49773035 96141 10842 77352 150125 05097 88453 73362 108
Health, welfare and sport217 7642 82017 77813 62416 48916 77840 77744 04727 80037 651
Primary industries51 8043592 7262 5452 9964 1558 97710 0855 98613 975
Transport and communications, safty and security and other services99 1691297 2258 0007 3807 19516 55015 47312 57724 640
Unspecified field of study11 294146871 3191 6861 9813 1261 850382249
 
Tertiary education short2866 348758 13998 89697 257104 699195 418145 18779 20287 543
General programmes816.67160158138173732918
Humanities and arts82 25955 2149 2548 09011 53918 87014 5857 4557 247
Education202 532.7 51415 79917 90423 10143 50637 50226 77530 431
Social sciences and law49 473.8 85611 0346 0625 2608 4525 2842 6401 885
Business and administration146 723.10 47117 73518 26118 17540 76922 06110 0959 156
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects131 556:10 63015 61215 25313 35025 51122 44712 33916 412
Health, welfare and sport208 434.13 47924 59825 78225 06744 30137 27317 82620 108
Primary industries3 993.3036496586461 1054559582
Transport and communications, safty and security and other services25 654.1 3113 0573 6025 2798 2822 2936571 173
Unspecified field of study14 908.2949981 4872 1444 4493 2141 2911 031
 
Tertiary education long3304 061.1 78433 65247 03643 76671 57748 06027 56930 617
General programmes69..:511301435
Humanities and arts36 261.1412 9865 1995 3698 0165 3484 4344 768
Education13 118.451 5331 6801 6042 6032 3891 6761 588
Social sciences and law54 383.2376 4828 7697 96714 1087 8584 9584 004
Business and administration29 478.3565 8217 1765 4606 8362 746808275
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects100 271.59410 75114 92113 96125 08215 6648 40910 889
Health, welfare and sport51 815.3415 1827 6287 33810 3519 3965 3366 243
Primary industries7 796.253716289721 8861 8167861 312
Transport and communications, safty and security and other services6 261.161962962591 4752 1247611 134
Unspecified field of study4 609.293297348251 190705398399
 
Unspecified field of study135 4707 12115 65624 58423 15017 03123 30112 8724 4877 268