Table

Population 16 years and over, by gender, year and level of education. Absolute figures and shares
	2008		2013
	Males	Females	Males	Females
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.
⁴People with unknown or no completed education are not included.
Total	1 897 400	1 930 370	2 059 321	2 058 488
Below upper secondary education	539 025	577 710	547 342	555 896
Upper secondary education¹	835 940	761 551	879 332	771 151
Tertiary education, short²	315 406	447 783	360 770	526 384
Tertiary education, long³	148 691	93 487	179 403	137 267
Unknown or no completed education	58 338	49 839	92 474	67 790
	Shares⁴
Below upper secondary education	29.3	30.7	27.8	27.9
Upper secondary education¹	45.5	40.5	44.7	38.7
Tertiary education, short²	17.2	23.8	18.3	26.4
Tertiary education, long³	8.1	5.0	9.1	6.9