Table
| 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population 1October | Highest completed education | |||||
| Total | Basic school level | Upper secondary education | Tertiary vocational education2 | Higher education, short3 | Higher 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. | ||||||
| Total | 4 339 490 | 25.8 | 37.2 | 2.9 | 24.1 | 10.0 |
| 16-19 years | 257 544 | 85.9 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| 20-24 years | 340 258 | 26.4 | 49.8 | 1.4 | 21.7 | 0.7 |
| 25-29 years | 370 202 | 22.1 | 27.3 | 2.8 | 34.4 | 13.4 |
| 30-34 years | 364 960 | 21.0 | 26.7 | 3.1 | 30.3 | 19.0 |
| 35-39 years | 352 674 | 19.0 | 29.5 | 3.0 | 30.4 | 18.1 |
| 40-49 years | 729 342 | 16.1 | 36.0 | 3.6 | 30.3 | 14.0 |
| 50-59 years | 692 586 | 22.2 | 38.8 | 4.4 | 25.0 | 9.6 |
| 60-66 years | 417 765 | 20.0 | 45.4 | 3.7 | 23.0 | 7.9 |
| 67 years or older | 814 159 | 27.9 | 47.2 | 2.2 | 16.7 | 5.9 |
| Males | 2 178 565 | 26.4 | 39.8 | 3.7 | 19.5 | 10.6 |
| 16-19 years | 132 953 | 88.4 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| 20-24 years | 175 952 | 31.0 | 51.9 | 1.6 | 14.9 | 0.5 |
| 25-29 years | 189 240 | 25.2 | 33.3 | 3.7 | 26.3 | 11.4 |
| 30-34 years | 186 391 | 24.0 | 31.8 | 4.1 | 23.3 | 16.9 |
| 35-39 years | 181 785 | 21.4 | 34.6 | 4.1 | 23.2 | 16.7 |
| 40-49 years | 374 595 | 17.1 | 40.9 | 4.6 | 23.7 | 13.7 |
| 50-59 years | 354 776 | 22.2 | 42.1 | 5.2 | 20.1 | 10.4 |
| 60-66 years | 209 507 | 18.9 | 46.7 | 4.9 | 19.5 | 10.1 |
| 67 years or older | 373 366 | 23.8 | 46.9 | 2.9 | 16.6 | 9.8 |
| Females | 2 160 925 | 25.2 | 34.5 | 2.1 | 28.7 | 9.5 |
| 16-19 years | 124 591 | 83.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| 20-24 years | 164 306 | 21.5 | 47.5 | 1.1 | 28.9 | 0.9 |
| 25-29 years | 180 962 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 1.8 | 42.8 | 15.5 |
| 30-34 years | 178 569 | 17.9 | 21.3 | 2.0 | 37.7 | 21.1 |
| 35-39 years | 170 889 | 16.5 | 24.1 | 1.8 | 38.0 | 19.6 |
| 40-49 years | 354 747 | 15.0 | 30.8 | 2.6 | 37.4 | 14.3 |
| 50-59 years | 337 810 | 22.3 | 35.3 | 3.5 | 30.2 | 8.8 |
| 60-66 years | 208 258 | 21.1 | 44.2 | 2.6 | 26.5 | 5.7 |
| 67 years or older | 440 793 | 31.5 | 47.5 | 1.6 | 16.8 | 2.6 |