Table 1 Highest education completed in Norway or abroad, by country of origin and year. Per cent

1 Highest education completed in Norway or abroad, by country of origin and year.
Per cent
Age	Total	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Serbia and Montenegro	Former Yugoslavia	Turkey	Iraq	Iran	Pakistan	Vietnam	Sri Lanka	Somalia	Chile


1996
Number of respondents	2 561			335	257		296	298	358	387	314	316

Total	100.0			100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Unknown	2.1			-	1.6		1.7	1.7	2.5	2.6	1.9	6.3
Not completed primary school	22.0			6.9	45.5		7.0	15.4	43.9	18.6	12.4	14.6
Primary school	14.9			18.2	17.5		3.0	26.8	10.9	10.6	16.9	3.5
Upper secondary education	41.5			47.5	23.7		44.9	44.3	33.5	48.8	50.6	45.9
Tertiary education	19.5			27.5	11.7		42.9	11.7	9.2	19.4	18.2	29.7

2005/2006
Number of respondents	3 048	333	288		297	357	269	306	313	353	244	288

Total	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Not completed any education	13.2	10.2	9.7		10.4	15.4	8.2	10.8	23.6	3.4	27.9	8.0
Primary school or less	18.9	7.5	16.7		40.4	20.2	8.2	27.1	16.9	15.3	17.6	10.1
Upper secondary education	40.8	50.7	53.4		30.9	30.0	38.6	37.3	38.7	56.6	36.9	46.2
Tertiary education	25.7	30.3	20.2		17.1	32.7	43.5	23.2	18.1	23.2	16.7	33.6
Not specified	1.6	1.2	-		1.0	1.7	1.5	1.6	2.6	1.4	0.8	2.1

Source: Living conditions among immigrants 1996 and 2005/2006.