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Level of education for immigrants 16 years and older. Country background. Numbers1
2017
Level of education, in totalNo educationBelow upper secondary educationUpper secondary educationTertiary vokational education2Higher education, short3Higher education, long4
1For many immigrants SSB has no information about their education. From 2014, figures include an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. See About the statistics for more information.
2Includes intermediate level courses based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as higher 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.
Total681 55612 018211 982186 6407 899153 079109 938
Poland90 86421916 92243 16194714 58515 030
Sweden34 6151714 32112 49743711 7845 405
Germany22 843444 9955 7022175 9065 979
Iraq21 69860310 1914 9761954 3251 408
Lithuania35 0062569 7749 57925610 4514 690
Denmark18 574903 5965 9562395 4963 197
Somalia25 0252 37416 3713 8861311 872391
Pakistan19 4959998 9794 0061893 4181 904
Iran16 6634195 1953 7483184 0012 982
Philippines19 6721904 4784 8272897 1202 768
Vietnam13 6666245 5713 8492042 3361 082
Russia16 123454 0283 1202503 4925 188
Bosnia-Herzegovina13 4121312 6925 4811783 4471 483
United Kingdom13 501421 9232 8281725 3463 190
Thailand17 7406199 2313 9641272 915884
Turkey11 0914125 7322 852941 332669
Afghanistan15 2041 2579 1692 640631 584491
Kosovo9 906973 8113 718971 811372
Sri Lanka8 9971153 5192 8402521 587684
United States7 957148431 235932 9382 834
India10 4331031 6701 2311063 6083 715
China8 3671381 7461 264742 2382 907
Eritrea18 43341313 3802 6872031 445305
Chile6 061651 6072 2181391 483549
Finland6 083221 1141 675682 220984
Netherlands7 051199291 936792 2821 806
Latvia9 190812 1073 340772 3301 255
Romania13 185483 2564 1711353 0182 557
Iceland6 430171 5302 0771401 744922
Morocco5 7494012 6941 41474934232
Ethiopia7 1961923 3431 4711001 229861
France4 92014471645461 3162 428
Estonia4 466381 0291 534571 245563
Brazil4 319611 42492573932904
Ukraine4 78613701741741 2242 033
Bulgaria6 302341 5701 977681 3801 273
Croatia4 082371 1031 59753735557
Spain5 137201 159730511 2351 942
Slovakia3 682364721 89342535704
Myanmar2 965771 85155428352103
Serbia5 068161 0141 721711 0511 195
Macedonia2 651531 10583722431203
Hungary3 555185391 032478641 055
Italy3 78815650836446431 600
Palestine2 743211 21848641670307
Lebanon1 8113377243217359198
Canada1 7491121327529575646
Czech Republic2 1091623472928494608
Ghana1 8651749339529461470
Congo2 0862097351554409115
Syria18 35540211 9601 1211543 6341 084
Australia1 490018222038546502
Portugal2 85526808536134681 004
Sudan3 6251102 12641932662276
Colombia1 860942836735435586
Switzerland1 310317233719394386
Nigeria1 7133338234032395531
Kenya1 5891250236331477204
Algeria1 2052242130512272173
Indonesia1 24233002559343332
Austria1 212417533715283398
Gambia1 121394493902915658

Source: Statistics Norway