Table
| 2014 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Basic school level | Upper secondary education2 | Higher education, short3 | Higher education, long4 | No completed education1 | |
| 1For many immigrants SSB has no information about their level of education. 2014 figures includes an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. For more information see About the statistics. | ||||||
| 2Including the level 'Intermediate level' which comprises education based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as tertiary education. | ||||||
| 3Higher education, short comprises higher education up to 4 years in duration. | ||||||
| 4Higher education, long comprises higher education more than 4 years in duration. | ||||||
| Total | 606 924 | 172 521 | 192 223 | 136 967 | 93 013 | 12 200 |
| General programmes | 170 830 | 131 327 | 38 481 | 953 | 69 | .. |
| Humanities and arts | 22 515 | 200 | 4 960 | 9 923 | 7 432 | .. |
| Education | 17 555 | 67 | 1 464 | 11 672 | 4 352 | .. |
| Social sciences and law | 11 990 | 15 | 1 049 | 5 412 | 5 514 | .. |
| Business and administration | 37 906 | 71 | 11 165 | 18 317 | 8 353 | .. |
| Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 85 849 | 520 | 40 407 | 21 518 | 23 404 | .. |
| Health, welfare and sport | 50 752 | 77 | 16 732 | 21 767 | 12 176 | .. |
| Primary industries | 7 292 | 79 | 3 767 | 1 795 | 1 651 | .. |
| Transport and communications, safty and security and other services | 13 298 | 214 | 8 919 | 3 291 | 874 | .. |
| Unspecified field of study | 188 937 | 39 951 | 65 279 | 42 319 | 29 188 | 12 200 |
| Males | 319 763 | 90 673 | 113 583 | 63 562 | 47 703 | 4 242 |
| General programmes | 86 284 | 67 291 | 18 434 | 512 | 47 | .. |
| Humanities and arts | 8 477 | 94 | 1 904 | 3 756 | 2 723 | .. |
| Education | 4 474 | 41 | 396 | 3 025 | 1 012 | .. |
| Social sciences and law | 4 620 | 10 | 520 | 2 100 | 1 990 | .. |
| Business and administration | 14 675 | 30 | 3 895 | 7 396 | 3 354 | .. |
| Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 66 299 | 411 | 34 196 | 15 921 | 15 771 | .. |
| Health, welfare and sport | 12 602 | 15 | 3 009 | 4 349 | 5 229 | .. |
| Primary industries | 5 024 | 62 | 2 788 | 1 189 | 985 | .. |
| Transport and communications, safty and security and other services | 7 150 | 138 | 4 541 | 1 895 | 576 | .. |
| Unspecified field of study | 110 158 | 22 581 | 43 900 | 23 419 | 16 016 | 4 242 |
| Females | 287 161 | 81 848 | 78 640 | 73 405 | 45 310 | 7 958 |
| General programmes | 84 546 | 64 036 | 20 047 | 441 | 22 | .. |
| Humanities and arts | 14 038 | 106 | 3 056 | 6 167 | 4 709 | .. |
| Education | 13 081 | 26 | 1 068 | 8 647 | 3 340 | .. |
| Social sciences and law | 7 370 | 5 | 529 | 3 312 | 3 524 | .. |
| Business and administration | 23 231 | 41 | 7 270 | 10 921 | 4 999 | .. |
| Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 19 550 | 109 | 6 211 | 5 597 | 7 633 | .. |
| Health, welfare and sport | 38 150 | 62 | 13 723 | 17 418 | 6 947 | .. |
| Primary industries | 2 268 | 17 | 979 | 606 | 666 | .. |
| Transport and communications, safty and security and other services | 6 148 | 76 | 4 378 | 1 396 | 298 | .. |
| Unspecified field of study | 78 779 | 17 370 | 21 379 | 18 900 | 13 172 | 7 958 |