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Education;Immigration and immigrants

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Educational attainment of the population

Updated

8 June 2018

Next update

20 June 2019

33.4 %

aged 16 years and older have attained higher education

Level of education for men and women 16 years and older.¹Published 8 June 2018
	2012	2017
	Total	Total	Males	Females
¹1 For many immigrants Statistics Norway has no information about their level of education. From 2014, figures include an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. See About the statistics about this and definitions of education levels. Tertiary vocational education was prior to 2016 included in upper secondary education.
Level of education, in total	4 061 984	4 304 284	2 160 889	2 143 395
Below upper secondary education	1 107 898	1 120 799	573 536	547 263
Upper secondary education	1 648 207	1 601 106	858 262	742 844
Tertiary vocational education		122 765	79 703	43 062
Higher education, short	866 348	1 014 637	412 916	601 721
Higher education, long	277 324	416 540	223 129	193 411
Of this:
Ph.D.	26 737	43 777	25 670	18 107
Unknown or no completed education	135 470	28 437	13 343	15 094
	Per cent
Below upper secondary education	28.2	26.2	26.7	25.7
Upper secondary education	42.0	37.4	40.0	34.9
Tertiary vocational education		2.9	3.7	2.0
Higher education, short	22.1	23.7	19.2	28.3
Higher education, long	7.1	9.7	10.4	9.1
Of this
Ph.D.	0.7	1.0	1.2	0.9

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Table 1
Level of education for men and women 16 years and older. Municipality of residence. Numbers and per cent

Level of education for men and women 16 years and older. Municipality of residence. Numbers and per cent¹
	2017
	Numbers						Per cent
	Level of education, in total	Below upper secondary education	Upper secondary education	Tertiary vocational education²	Higher education	Unknown or no completed education	Basic school level	Upper secondary education	Tertiary vocational education²	Higher education
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.
Municipality of residence
Total	4 304 284	1 120 799	1 601 106	122 765	1 431 177	28 437	26.2	37.4	2.9	33.4
0101 Halden	25 546	7 801	10 101	580	6 895	169	30.7	39.8	2.3	27.2
0104 Moss	26 858	7 926	9 987	672	8 003	270	29.8	37.6	2.5	30.1
0105 Sarpsborg	45 224	14 918	18 069	1 142	10 803	292	33.2	40.2	2.5	24.1
0106 Fredrikstad	66 391	19 643	25 459	1 683	19 097	509	29.8	38.6	2.6	28.9
0111 Hvaler	3 893	996	1 628	129	1 124	16	25.7	42.0	3.3	29.0
0118 Aremark	1 182	398	535	29	216	4	33.8	45.4	2.5	18.3
0119 Marker	3 005	1 147	1 207	63	564	24	38.5	40.5	2.1	18.9
0121 Rømskog	574	197	250	10	114	3	34.5	43.8	1.8	20.0
0122 Trøgstad	4 381	1 547	1 888	87	834	25	35.5	43.3	2.0	19.1
0123 Spydeberg	4 714	1 454	1 968	134	1 132	26	31.0	42.0	2.9	24.1
0124 Askim	12 823	4 450	5 134	353	2 776	110	35.0	40.4	2.8	21.8
0125 Eidsberg	9 389	3 357	3 809	182	1 961	80	36.1	40.9	2.0	21.1
0127 Skiptvet	3 064	1 100	1 311	73	568	12	36.0	43.0	2.4	18.6
0128 Rakkestad	6 710	2 332	2 954	150	1 219	55	35.0	44.4	2.3	18.3
0135 Råde	6 138	1 865	2 540	153	1 548	32	30.5	41.6	2.5	25.3
0136 Rygge	13 112	3 865	5 216	358	3 586	87	29.7	40.0	2.7	27.6
0137 Våler (Østfold)	4 296	1 237	1 866	143	1 037	13	28.9	43.6	3.3	24.2
0138 Hobøl	4 614	1 420	1 904	86	1 176	28	31.0	41.5	1.9	25.6
0211 Vestby	13 698	3 422	5 199	375	4 627	75	25.1	38.2	2.8	33.9
0213 Ski	24 248	5 815	8 826	675	8 791	141	24.1	36.6	2.8	36.5
0214 Ås	16 144	3 315	5 368	323	7 053	85	20.6	33.4	2.0	43.9
0215 Frogn	12 924	2 763	4 997	344	4 751	69	21.5	38.9	2.7	37.0
0216 Nesodden	15 194	3 068	4 801	379	6 856	90	20.3	31.8	2.5	45.4
0217 Oppegård	21 527	4 210	7 181	666	9 357	113	19.7	33.5	3.1	43.7
0219 Bærum	98 848	16 136	27 867	2 568	51 612	665	16.4	28.4	2.6	52.5
0220 Asker	48 252	8 598	14 280	1 275	23 785	314	17.9	29.8	2.7	49.6
0221 Aurskog-Høland	13 362	4 833	5 609	286	2 577	57	36.3	42.2	2.1	19.4
0226 Sørum	13 927	3 778	5 467	388	4 212	82	27.3	39.5	2.8	30.4
0227 Fet	9 309	2 628	3 684	240	2 715	42	28.4	39.8	2.6	29.3
0228 Rælingen	14 065	3 805	5 358	373	4 420	109	27.3	38.4	2.7	31.7
0229 Enebakk	8 653	2 696	3 608	233	2 057	59	31.4	42.0	2.7	23.9
0230 Lørenskog	31 168	8 346	11 173	826	10 578	245	27.0	36.1	2.7	34.2
0231 Skedsmo	43 422	11 985	16 110	1 148	13 810	369	27.8	37.4	2.7	32.1
0233 Nittedal	18 457	4 664	6 608	519	6 563	103	25.4	36.0	2.8	35.8
0234 Gjerdrum	5 304	1 387	2 126	162	1 610	19	26.2	40.2	3.1	30.5
0235 Ullensaker	28 494	8 578	11 284	733	7 713	186	30.3	39.9	2.6	27.2
0236 Nes (Akershus)	17 507	5 776	7 466	393	3 772	100	33.2	42.9	2.3	21.7
0237 Eidsvoll	19 728	6 359	7 936	482	4 808	143	32.5	40.5	2.5	24.5
0238 Nannestad	10 370	3 381	4 325	225	2 373	66	32.8	42.0	2.2	23.0
0239 Hurdal	2 400	840	983	41	528	8	35.1	41.1	1.7	22.1
0301 Oslo municipality	553 540	112 683	144 955	12 104	277 441	6 357	20.6	26.5	2.2	50.7
0402 Kongsvinger	15 086	5 253	5 937	389	3 411	96	35.0	39.6	2.6	22.7
0403 Hamar	25 795	6 251	9 072	685	9 612	175	24.4	35.4	2.7	37.5
0412 Ringsaker	28 092	9 079	11 537	697	6 590	189	32.5	41.3	2.5	23.6
0415 Løten	6 285	2 213	2 521	172	1 365	14	35.3	40.2	2.7	21.8
0417 Stange	16 912	5 186	6 472	466	4 683	105	30.9	38.5	2.8	27.9
0418 Nord-Odal	4 320	1 765	1 732	81	712	30	41.1	40.4	1.9	16.6
0419 Sør-Odal	6 648	2 498	2 687	165	1 261	37	37.8	40.6	2.5	19.1
0420 Eidskog	5 277	2 134	2 127	117	854	45	40.8	40.7	2.2	16.3
0423 Grue	4 142	1 551	1 731	68	760	32	37.7	42.1	1.7	18.5
0425 Åsnes	6 282	2 326	2 598	132	1 188	38	37.3	41.6	2.1	19.0
0426 Våler (Hedmark)	3 187	1 188	1 320	74	591	14	37.4	41.6	2.3	18.6
0427 Elverum	17 317	5 076	6 524	410	5 185	122	29.5	37.9	2.4	30.2
0428 Trysil	5 586	1 911	2 362	114	1 147	52	34.5	42.7	2.1	20.7
0429 Åmot	3 776	1 324	1 456	126	854	16	35.2	38.7	3.4	22.7
0430 Stor-Elvdal	2 162	707	905	35	507	8	32.8	42.0	1.6	23.5
0432 Rendalen	1 574	486	717	51	313	7	31.0	45.8	3.3	20.0
0434 Engerdal	1 112	381	486	11	224	10	34.6	44.1	1.0	20.3
0436 Tolga	1 289	262	614	25	383	5	20.4	47.8	1.9	29.9
0437 Tynset	4 594	1 104	2 031	104	1 311	44	24.3	44.6	2.3	28.8
0438 Alvdal	1 943	477	949	54	452	11	24.7	49.1	2.8	23.4
0439 Folldal	1 349	382	620	26	318	3	28.4	46.1	1.9	23.6
0441 Os (Hedmark)	1 673	430	778	40	414	11	25.9	46.8	2.4	24.9
0501 Lillehammer	23 255	5 073	8 237	576	9 253	116	21.9	35.6	2.5	40.0
0502 Gjøvik	25 381	7 066	9 824	811	7 528	152	28.0	38.9	3.2	29.9
0511 Dovre	2 259	669	1 116	47	417	10	29.7	49.6	2.1	18.6
0512 Lesja	1 673	422	829	35	378	9	25.4	49.8	2.1	22.7
0513 Skjåk	1 858	483	947	56	367	5	26.1	51.1	3.0	19.8
0514 Lom	1 954	512	981	38	417	6	26.3	50.4	2.0	21.4
0515 Vågå	3 038	921	1 373	101	627	16	30.5	45.4	3.3	20.7
0516 Nord-Fron	4 810	1 590	2 105	114	982	19	33.2	43.9	2.4	20.5
0517 Sel	4 947	1 576	2 278	127	945	21	32.0	46.2	2.6	19.2
0519 Sør-Fron	2 592	824	1 181	62	519	6	31.9	45.7	2.4	20.1
0520 Ringebu	3 774	1 225	1 691	86	745	27	32.7	45.1	2.3	19.9
0521 Øyer	4 304	1 198	1 922	90	1 074	20	28.0	44.9	2.1	25.1
0522 Gausdal	5 129	1 546	2 356	130	1 076	21	30.3	46.1	2.5	21.0
0528 Østre Toten	12 408	3 842	5 255	335	2 908	68	31.1	42.6	2.7	23.6
0529 Vestre Toten	11 067	3 631	4 607	397	2 384	48	33.0	41.8	3.6	21.7
0532 Jevnaker	5 556	1 731	2 381	154	1 262	28	31.3	43.1	2.8	22.8
0533 Lunner	7 390	2 267	3 021	205	1 857	40	30.8	41.1	2.8	25.2
0534 Gran	11 342	3 593	4 835	346	2 467	101	32.0	43.0	3.1	22.0
0536 Søndre Land	4 797	1 703	1 951	97	980	66	36.0	41.2	2.1	20.7
0538 Nordre Land	5 653	2 107	2 347	138	1 033	28	37.5	41.7	2.5	18.4
0540 Sør-Aurdal	2 507	841	1 108	52	489	17	33.8	44.5	2.1	19.7
0541 Etnedal	1 131	446	440	21	219	5	39.6	39.1	1.9	19.4
0542 Nord-Aurdal	5 421	1 534	2 392	158	1 298	39	28.5	44.4	2.9	24.1
0543 Vestre Slidre	1 789	488	855	49	387	10	27.4	48.1	2.8	21.7
0544 Øystre Slidre	2 680	666	1 280	65	659	10	24.9	47.9	2.4	24.7
0545 Vang	1 341	336	620	25	355	5	25.1	46.4	1.9	26.6
0602 Drammen	56 141	16 141	19 435	1 641	18 458	466	29.0	34.9	2.9	33.1
0604 Kongsberg	22 344	4 980	8 145	791	8 310	118	22.4	36.6	3.6	37.4
0605 Ringerike	25 230	7 595	10 216	609	6 642	168	30.3	40.8	2.4	26.5
0612 Hole	5 472	1 215	2 041	133	2 056	27	22.3	37.5	2.4	37.7
0615 Flå	906	336	358	23	185	4	37.3	39.7	2.5	20.5
0616 Nes (Buskerud)	2 834	866	1 250	68	642	8	30.6	44.2	2.4	22.7
0617 Gol	3 805	1 139	1 678	85	870	33	30.2	44.5	2.3	23.0
0618 Hemsedal	2 003	474	884	45	591	9	23.8	44.3	2.3	29.6
0619 Ål	3 807	928	1 782	105	974	18	24.5	47.0	2.8	25.7
0620 Hol	3 840	1 035	1 717	85	977	26	27.1	45.0	2.2	25.6
0621 Sigdal	2 902	960	1 357	74	491	20	33.3	47.1	2.6	17.0
0622 Krødsherad	1 877	591	795	50	429	12	31.7	42.6	2.7	23.0
0623 Modum	11 458	3 889	4 709	334	2 445	81	34.2	41.4	2.9	21.4
0624 Øvre Eiker	15 305	4 743	6 132	483	3 834	113	31.2	40.4	3.2	25.2
0625 Nedre Eiker	19 967	6 556	7 777	615	4 857	162	33.1	39.3	3.1	24.6
0626 Lier	20 759	5 164	7 614	607	7 227	147	25.1	36.9	2.9	35.1
0627 Røyken	17 664	4 249	6 707	637	5 979	92	24.2	38.2	3.6	34.0
0628 Hurum	7 829	2 287	3 132	261	2 100	49	29.4	40.3	3.4	27.0
0631 Flesberg	2 204	657	986	95	453	13	30.0	45.0	4.3	20.7
0632 Rollag	1 201	343	549	30	272	7	28.7	46.0	2.5	22.8
0633 Nore og Uvdal	2 120	647	994	71	401	7	30.6	47.0	3.4	19.0
0701 Horten	22 513	5 735	8 796	755	7 058	169	25.7	39.4	3.4	31.6
0702 Holmestrand (-2017)	9 053	2 527	3 648	293	2 521	64	28.1	40.6	3.3	28.0
0704 Tønsberg	37 152	8 814	13 484	1 133	13 521	200	23.9	36.5	3.1	36.6
0709 Larvik (-2017)	36 528	10 288	15 077	1 109	9 798	256	28.4	41.6	3.1	27.0
0710 Sandefjord	51 202	14 544	20 428	1 676	14 126	428	28.6	40.2	3.3	27.8
0711 Svelvik	5 558	1 750	2 333	194	1 244	37	31.7	42.3	3.5	22.5
0713 Sande (Vestfold)	7 762	2 129	3 312	273	2 005	43	27.6	42.9	3.5	26.0
0714 Hof (-2017)	2 595	738	1 140	85	621	11	28.6	44.1	3.3	24.0
0716 Re	7 679	2 110	3 483	237	1 824	25	27.6	45.5	3.1	23.8
0722 Nøtterøy (-2017)	17 790	3 907	6 610	590	6 592	91	22.1	37.3	3.3	37.2
0723 Tjøme (-2017)	4 206	973	1 755	149	1 291	38	23.3	42.1	3.6	30.9
0728 Lardal (-2017)	2 088	664	942	48	423	11	32.0	45.4	2.3	20.3
0805 Porsgrunn	29 962	8 409	11 987	1 007	8 408	151	28.2	40.2	3.4	28.2
0806 Skien	44 773	13 058	17 653	1 253	12 524	285	29.4	39.7	2.8	28.2
0807 Notodden	10 533	3 189	4 274	279	2 714	77	30.5	40.9	2.7	26.0
0811 Siljan	1 915	522	885	55	449	4	27.3	46.3	2.9	23.5
0814 Bamble	11 716	3 584	4 986	360	2 709	77	30.8	42.8	3.1	23.2
0815 Kragerø	8 894	2 659	3 701	298	2 180	56	30.1	41.9	3.4	24.6
0817 Drangedal	3 402	1 128	1 567	111	577	19	33.3	46.3	3.3	17.1
0819 Nome	5 539	1 662	2 392	170	1 267	48	30.3	43.6	3.1	23.0
0821 Bø (Telem.)	5 277	1 297	2 017	123	1 787	53	24.8	38.6	2.4	34.2
0822 Sauherad	3 596	1 023	1 524	87	934	28	28.7	42.7	2.4	26.2
0826 Tinn	4 967	1 441	2 309	117	1 061	39	29.2	46.9	2.4	21.5
0827 Hjartdal	1 306	374	628	38	260	6	28.8	48.3	2.9	20.0
0828 Seljord	2 428	635	1 084	60	630	19	26.4	45.0	2.5	26.1
0829 Kviteseid	2 079	595	876	51	541	16	28.8	42.5	2.5	26.3
0830 Nissedal	1 217	339	528	33	306	11	28.1	43.8	2.7	25.4
0831 Fyresdal	1 090	247	518	26	294	5	22.8	47.7	2.4	27.1
0833 Tokke	1 867	482	889	48	436	12	26.0	47.9	2.6	23.5
0834 Vinje	3 073	771	1 384	67	823	28	25.3	45.5	2.2	27.0
0901 Risør	5 812	1 645	2 433	198	1 496	40	28.5	42.2	3.4	26.0
0904 Grimstad	18 345	4 541	6 856	692	6 140	116	24.9	37.6	3.8	33.6
0906 Arendal	36 392	9 697	14 054	1 376	11 057	208	26.8	38.8	3.8	30.6
0911 Gjerstad	2 074	743	939	47	332	13	36.1	45.6	2.3	16.1
0912 Vegårshei	1 643	446	758	47	388	4	27.2	46.2	2.9	23.6
0914 Tvedestrand	5 040	1 397	2 148	196	1 279	20	27.8	42.8	3.9	25.4
0919 Froland	4 567	1 402	2 073	147	921	24	30.9	45.6	3.2	20.3
0926 Lillesand	8 597	2 076	3 392	311	2 775	43	24.3	39.7	3.6	32.5
0928 Birkenes	3 999	1 154	1 782	116	932	15	29.0	44.7	2.9	23.4
0929 Åmli	1 508	474	647	46	329	12	31.7	43.2	3.1	22.0
0935 Iveland	1 032	319	505	33	163	12	31.3	49.5	3.2	16.0
0937 Evje og Hornnes	2 904	855	1 313	63	659	14	29.6	45.4	2.2	22.8
0938 Bygland	1 015	255	456	26	269	9	25.3	45.3	2.6	26.8
0940 Valle	1 014	261	481	27	242	3	25.8	47.6	2.7	23.9
0941 Bykle	802	181	325	32	262	2	22.6	40.6	4.0	32.8
1001 Kristiansand	73 898	17 103	27 591	2 237	26 455	512	23.3	37.6	3.0	36.0
1002 Mandal	12 594	3 039	5 423	439	3 620	73	24.3	43.3	3.5	28.9
1003 Farsund	7 887	2 178	3 627	307	1 733	42	27.8	46.2	3.9	22.1
1004 Flekkefjord	7 379	1 939	3 293	260	1 852	35	26.4	44.8	3.5	25.2
1014 Vennesla	11 501	3 586	5 253	320	2 266	76	31.4	46.0	2.8	19.8
1017 Songdalen	5 173	1 565	2 352	129	1 092	35	30.5	45.8	2.5	21.3
1018 Søgne	9 022	2 305	3 807	312	2 562	36	25.7	42.4	3.5	28.5
1021 Marnardal	1 833	509	913	47	356	8	27.9	50.0	2.6	19.5
1026 Åseral	752	239	358	19	133	3	31.9	47.8	2.5	17.8
1027 Audnedal	1 407	402	650	30	321	4	28.7	46.3	2.1	22.9
1029 Lindesnes	3 909	1 114	1 839	107	816	33	28.7	47.4	2.8	21.1
1032 Lyngdal	6 619	1 933	2 927	192	1 528	39	29.4	44.5	2.9	23.2
1034 Hægebostad	1 344	368	656	33	280	7	27.5	49.1	2.5	20.9
1037 Kvinesdal	4 810	1 483	2 163	180	940	44	31.1	45.4	3.8	19.7
1046 Sirdal	1 474	376	678	57	359	4	25.6	46.1	3.9	24.4
1101 Eigersund	11 958	3 540	5 194	398	2 739	87	29.8	43.8	3.4	23.1
1102 Sandnes	59 340	15 059	22 384	1 767	19 713	417	25.6	38.0	3.0	33.4
1103 Stavanger	107 312	23 351	34 346	3 342	45 495	778	21.9	32.2	3.1	42.7
1106 Haugesund	30 389	7 371	11 822	1 137	9 880	179	24.4	39.1	3.8	32.7
1111 Sokndal	2 635	789	1 303	80	455	8	30.0	49.6	3.0	17.3
1112 Lund	2 574	791	1 201	67	498	17	30.9	47.0	2.6	19.5
1114 Bjerkreim	2 167	617	1 025	65	454	6	28.6	47.4	3.0	21.0
1119 Hå	14 313	4 354	6 447	381	3 055	76	30.6	45.3	2.7	21.5
1120 Klepp	14 878	4 321	6 564	431	3 486	76	29.2	44.3	2.9	23.6
1121 Time	14 480	3 774	5 922	427	4 298	59	26.2	41.1	3.0	29.8
1122 Gjesdal	9 041	2 644	3 893	249	2 223	32	29.3	43.2	2.8	24.7
1124 Sola	20 385	4 625	7 655	682	7 294	129	22.8	37.8	3.4	36.0
1127 Randaberg	8 550	2 193	3 440	308	2 575	34	25.8	40.4	3.6	30.2
1129 Forsand	957	304	414	25	210	4	31.9	43.4	2.6	22.0
1130 Strand	9 819	2 995	4 162	294	2 321	47	30.6	42.6	3.0	23.7
1133 Hjelmeland	2 127	594	938	51	536	8	28.0	44.3	2.4	25.3
1134 Suldal	3 077	764	1 468	88	741	16	25.0	48.0	2.9	24.2
1135 Sauda	3 822	1 020	1 801	141	843	17	26.8	47.3	3.7	22.1
1141 Finnøy	2 550	620	1 187	72	663	8	24.4	46.7	2.8	26.1
1142 Rennesøy	3 710	940	1 607	175	974	14	25.4	43.5	4.7	26.3
1144 Kvitsøy	439	133	196	17	92	1	30.4	44.7	3.9	21.0
1145 Bokn	688	194	343	31	118	2	28.3	50.0	4.5	17.2
1146 Tysvær	8 470	2 207	3 868	300	2 057	38	26.2	45.9	3.6	24.4
1149 Karmøy	33 546	9 540	14 855	1 273	7 690	188	28.6	44.5	3.8	23.1
1151 Utsira	166	42	69	3	51	1	25.5	41.8	1.8	30.9
1160 Vindafjord	7 051	1 807	3 369	212	1 622	41	25.8	48.1	3.0	23.1
1201 Bergen	230 149	50 872	76 274	6 720	94 931	1 352	22.2	33.3	2.9	41.5
1211 Etne	3 274	829	1 573	109	750	13	25.4	48.2	3.3	23.0
1216 Sveio	4 408	1 186	1 955	182	1 062	23	27.0	44.6	4.2	24.2
1219 Bømlo	9 349	2 529	4 166	447	2 164	43	27.2	44.8	4.8	23.3
1221 Stord	14 938	3 554	6 299	497	4 529	59	23.9	42.3	3.3	30.5
1222 Fitjar	2 508	660	1 189	86	567	6	26.4	47.5	3.4	22.6
1223 Tysnes	2 365	639	1 054	127	530	15	27.2	44.9	5.4	22.5
1224 Kvinnherad	10 731	2 912	4 950	346	2 478	45	27.3	46.3	3.2	23.2
1227 Jondal	911	180	472	34	224	1	19.8	51.9	3.7	24.6
1228 Odda	5 771	1 421	2 821	150	1 344	35	24.8	49.2	2.6	23.4
1231 Ullensvang	2 775	586	1 385	80	712	12	21.2	50.1	2.9	25.8
1232 Eidfjord	784	195	363	22	201	3	25.0	46.5	2.8	25.8
1233 Ulvik	927	221	400	33	267	6	24.0	43.4	3.6	29.0
1234 Granvin	786	155	420	28	183	0	19.7	53.4	3.6	23.3
1235 Voss	11 853	2 804	5 272	317	3 415	45	23.7	44.6	2.7	28.9
1238 Kvam	6 876	1 600	3 205	254	1 792	25	23.4	46.8	3.7	26.1
1241 Fusa	3 153	846	1 418	110	764	15	27.0	45.2	3.5	24.4
1242 Samnanger	2 019	549	935	67	455	13	27.4	46.6	3.3	22.7
1243 Os (Hordaland)	15 900	4 020	6 457	573	4 777	73	25.4	40.8	3.6	30.1
1244 Austevoll	4 019	1 022	1 752	285	938	22	25.6	43.8	7.1	23.4
1245 Sund	5 469	1 598	2 488	219	1 130	34	29.4	45.8	4.0	20.7
1246 Fjell	20 000	5 564	8 300	710	5 338	88	27.9	41.7	3.6	26.9
1247 Askøy	22 254	6 076	8 953	756	6 331	138	27.5	40.5	3.4	28.7
1251 Vaksdal	3 354	1 094	1 448	93	710	9	32.7	43.3	2.8	21.2
1252 Modalen	299	77	134	8	78	2	25.9	45.1	2.7	26.3
1253 Osterøy	6 476	2 008	2 944	191	1 310	23	31.1	45.6	3.0	20.3
1256 Meland	6 140	1 586	2 598	226	1 715	15	25.9	42.4	3.7	28.0
1259 Øygarden	3 826	1 406	1 600	113	688	19	36.9	42.0	3.0	18.1
1260 Radøy	4 143	1 249	1 946	108	813	27	30.3	47.3	2.6	19.8
1263 Lindås	12 460	3 407	5 584	395	3 022	52	27.5	45.0	3.2	24.4
1264 Austrheim	2 362	685	1 127	93	446	11	29.1	47.9	4.0	19.0
1265 Fedje	456	142	194	14	100	6	31.6	43.1	3.1	22.2
1266 Masfjorden	1 401	398	686	54	257	6	28.5	49.2	3.9	18.4
1401 Flora	9 652	2 783	3 931	378	2 498	62	29.0	41.0	3.9	26.1
1411 Gulen	1 936	507	919	70	438	2	26.2	47.5	3.6	22.6
1412 Solund	677	196	295	39	145	2	29.0	43.7	5.8	21.5
1413 Hyllestad	1 191	316	586	46	238	5	26.6	49.4	3.9	20.0
1416 Høyanger	3 462	951	1 647	83	763	18	27.6	47.8	2.4	22.2
1417 Vik	2 225	539	1 088	64	523	11	24.3	49.1	2.9	23.6
1418 Balestrand	1 068	228	449	29	342	20	21.8	42.8	2.8	32.6
1419 Leikanger	1 890	386	688	44	768	4	20.5	36.5	2.3	40.7
1420 Sogndal	6 536	1 333	2 546	159	2 473	25	20.5	39.1	2.4	38.0
1421 Aurland	1 523	378	669	57	415	4	24.9	44.0	3.8	27.3
1422 Lærdal	1 809	484	754	43	517	11	26.9	41.9	2.4	28.8
1424 Årdal	4 480	1 108	2 264	134	962	12	24.8	50.7	3.0	21.6
1426 Luster	4 187	1 008	1 881	128	1 154	16	24.2	45.1	3.1	27.7
1428 Askvoll	2 518	757	1 080	93	581	7	30.1	43.0	3.7	23.1
1429 Fjaler	2 319	706	888	77	637	11	30.6	38.5	3.3	27.6
1430 Gaular	2 359	549	1 076	70	660	4	23.3	45.7	3.0	28.0
1431 Jølster	2 394	562	1 110	74	640	8	23.6	46.5	3.1	26.9
1432 Førde	10 289	2 259	3 931	341	3 724	34	22.0	38.3	3.3	36.4
1433 Naustdal	2 252	574	1 056	74	539	9	25.6	47.1	3.3	24.1
1438 Bremanger	3 147	960	1 448	128	594	17	30.7	46.3	4.1	19.0
1439 Vågsøy	4 843	1 331	2 183	208	1 095	26	27.6	45.3	4.3	22.7
1441 Selje	2 326	762	1 014	89	452	9	32.9	43.8	3.8	19.5
1443 Eid	4 905	1 160	2 203	128	1 390	24	23.8	45.1	2.6	28.5
1444 Hornindal	973	231	481	30	228	3	23.8	49.6	3.1	23.5
1445 Gloppen	4 732	1 071	2 051	127	1 465	18	22.7	43.5	2.7	31.1
1449 Stryn	5 782	1 414	2 698	177	1 458	35	24.6	46.9	3.1	25.4
1502 Molde	22 031	4 990	8 235	573	8 118	115	22.8	37.6	2.6	37.0
1504 Ålesund	38 610	9 374	14 035	1 522	13 446	233	24.4	36.6	4.0	35.0
1505 Kristiansund	20 132	5 684	8 098	872	5 339	139	28.4	40.5	4.4	26.7
1511 Vanylven	2 745	855	1 267	119	496	8	31.2	46.3	4.3	18.1
1514 Sande (Møre og Romsdal)	2 123	701	891	94	428	9	33.2	42.1	4.4	20.2
1515 Herøy (Møre og Romsdal)	7 254	2 177	3 075	384	1 592	26	30.1	42.5	5.3	22.0
1516 Ulstein	6 776	1 591	2 649	358	2 137	41	23.6	39.3	5.3	31.7
1517 Hareid	4 129	1 177	1 706	248	978	20	28.6	41.5	6.0	23.8
1519 Volda	7 499	1 632	2 709	249	2 885	24	21.8	36.2	3.3	38.6
1520 Ørsta	8 687	2 391	3 649	319	2 294	34	27.6	42.2	3.7	26.5
1523 Ørskog	1 865	458	758	75	564	10	24.7	40.9	4.0	30.4
1524 Norddal	1 389	396	630	38	324	1	28.5	45.4	2.7	23.4
1525 Stranda	3 861	1 087	1 806	95	866	7	28.2	46.9	2.5	22.4
1526 Stordal	800	243	376	19	161	1	30.4	47.1	2.4	20.2
1528 Sykkylven	6 229	1 947	2 527	212	1 505	38	31.4	40.8	3.4	24.3
1529 Skodje	3 661	985	1 527	141	984	24	27.1	42.0	3.9	27.1
1531 Sula	7 030	1 910	2 824	313	1 943	40	27.3	40.4	4.5	27.8
1532 Giske	6 386	1 720	2 577	311	1 755	23	27.0	40.5	4.9	27.6
1534 Haram	7 539	2 100	3 326	338	1 750	25	27.9	44.3	4.5	23.3
1535 Vestnes	5 451	1 624	2 438	184	1 132	73	30.2	45.3	3.4	21.0
1539 Rauma	6 106	1 759	2 805	143	1 370	29	28.9	46.2	2.4	22.5
1543 Nesset	2 491	788	1 175	71	445	12	31.8	47.4	2.9	18.0
1545 Midsund	1 642	527	723	59	322	11	32.3	44.3	3.6	19.7
1546 Sandøy	1 034	290	485	54	203	2	28.1	47.0	5.2	19.7
1547 Aukra	2 849	850	1 170	96	717	16	30.0	41.3	3.4	25.3
1548 Fræna	7 827	2 568	3 398	227	1 591	43	33.0	43.7	2.9	20.5
1551 Eide	2 738	877	1 186	97	566	12	32.2	43.5	3.6	20.8
1554 Averøy	4 760	1 423	2 016	228	1 069	24	30.0	42.6	4.8	22.6
1557 Gjemnes	2 126	587	984	69	479	7	27.7	46.4	3.3	22.6
1560 Tingvoll	2 567	690	1 160	71	634	12	27.0	45.4	2.8	24.8
1563 Sunndal	5 967	1 579	2 815	148	1 399	26	26.6	47.4	2.5	23.5
1566 Surnadal	5 002	1 479	2 300	149	1 060	14	29.7	46.1	3.0	21.3
1567 Rindal	1 686	452	847	45	338	4	26.9	50.4	2.7	20.1
1571 Halsa	1 321	367	661	42	247	4	27.9	50.2	3.2	18.8
1573 Smøla	1 839	614	800	89	330	6	33.5	43.6	4.9	18.0
1576 Aure	3 005	940	1 311	121	620	13	31.4	43.8	4.0	20.7
1601 Trondheim (-2017)	158 487	33 008	52 421	3 562	68 802	694	20.9	33.2	2.3	43.6
1612 Hemne (-2017)	3 506	1 053	1 709	93	636	15	30.2	49.0	2.7	18.2
1613 Snillfjord (-2017)	830	254	420	15	139	2	30.7	50.7	1.8	16.8
1617 Hitra (-2017)	3 882	1 233	1 718	93	815	23	32.0	44.5	2.4	21.1
1620 Frøya (-2017)	4 102	1 521	1 535	123	908	15	37.2	37.6	3.0	22.2
1621 Ørland (-2017)	4 421	1 287	1 933	166	1 021	14	29.2	43.9	3.8	23.1
1622 Agdenes (-2017)	1 432	452	672	36	264	8	31.7	47.2	2.5	18.6
1624 Rissa (-2017)	5 406	1 574	2 546	154	1 112	20	29.2	47.3	2.9	20.6
1627 Bjugn (-2017)	3 940	1 282	1 713	118	811	16	32.7	43.7	3.0	20.6
1630 Åfjord (-2017)	2 758	838	1 299	87	524	10	30.5	47.3	3.2	19.0
1632 Roan (-2017)	813	306	351	13	139	4	37.8	43.4	1.6	17.2
1633 Osen (-2017)	820	296	359	23	140	2	36.2	43.9	2.8	17.1
1634 Oppdal (-2017)	5 714	1 645	2 567	102	1 364	36	29.0	45.2	1.8	24.0
1635 Rennebu (-2017)	2 133	643	1 047	55	380	8	30.3	49.3	2.6	17.9
1636 Meldal (-2017)	3 260	991	1 585	84	578	22	30.6	48.9	2.6	17.9
1638 Orkdal (-2017)	9 606	2 766	4 305	293	2 188	54	29.0	45.1	3.1	22.9
1640 Røros (-2017)	4 801	1 103	2 238	112	1 324	24	23.1	46.8	2.3	27.7
1644 Holtålen (-2017)	1 722	460	868	48	341	5	26.8	50.6	2.8	19.8
1648 Midtre Gauldal (-2017)	5 131	1 387	2 636	131	960	17	27.1	51.5	2.6	18.7
1653 Melhus (-2017)	13 013	3 586	5 914	345	3 124	44	27.7	45.6	2.7	24.1
1657 Skaun (-2017)	6 172	1 531	2 707	179	1 741	14	24.9	44.0	2.9	28.3
1662 Klæbu (-2017)	4 666	1 271	2 056	121	1 197	21	27.4	44.3	2.6	25.7
1663 Malvik (-2017)	10 903	2 509	4 285	296	3 772	41	23.1	39.4	2.7	34.7
1664 Selbu (-2017)	3 389	941	1 609	92	735	12	27.9	47.6	2.7	21.7
1665 Tydal (-2017)	729	211	351	16	147	4	29.1	48.4	2.2	20.2
1702 Steinkjer (-2017)	18 106	4 764	7 798	459	5 010	75	26.4	43.2	2.5	27.8
1703 Namsos (-2017)	10 566	2 938	4 243	295	3 022	68	28.0	40.4	2.8	28.8
1711 Meråker (-2017)	2 078	645	954	48	419	12	31.2	46.2	2.3	20.3
1714 Stjørdal (-2017)	19 089	4 968	8 217	539	5 270	95	26.2	43.3	2.8	27.8
1717 Frosta (-2017)	2 162	665	995	46	447	9	30.9	46.2	2.1	20.7
1718 Leksvik (-2017)	2 792	897	1 204	75	608	8	32.2	43.2	2.7	21.8
1719 Levanger (-2017)	16 183	3 675	6 456	395	5 586	71	22.8	40.1	2.5	34.7
1721 Verdal (-2017)	12 185	3 466	5 580	336	2 761	42	28.5	46.0	2.8	22.8
1724 Verran (-2017)	2 076	738	916	57	349	16	35.8	44.5	2.8	16.9
1725 Namdalseid (-2017)	1 318	392	644	31	247	4	29.8	49.0	2.4	18.8
1736 Snåase - Snåsa (-2017)	1 742	461	787	29	453	12	26.6	45.5	1.7	26.2
1738 Lierne (-2017)	1 155	321	560	39	232	3	27.9	48.6	3.4	20.1
1739 Raarvihke - Røyrvik (-2017)	389	131	169	7	81	1	33.8	43.6	1.8	20.9
1740 Namsskogan (-2017)	766	290	321	28	125	2	38.0	42.0	3.7	16.4
1742 Grong (-2017)	2 009	541	938	51	469	10	27.1	46.9	2.6	23.5
1743 Høylandet (-2017)	1 011	265	465	15	265	1	26.2	46.0	1.5	26.3
1744 Overhalla (-2017)	3 029	756	1 380	95	788	10	25.0	45.7	3.1	26.1
1748 Fosnes (-2017)	542	166	257	6	110	3	30.8	47.7	1.1	20.4
1749 Flatanger (-2017)	953	298	402	21	228	4	31.4	42.4	2.2	24.1
1750 Vikna (-2017)	3 574	1 260	1 432	171	698	13	35.4	40.2	4.8	19.6
1751 Nærøy (-2017)	4 175	1 435	1 801	145	781	13	34.5	43.3	3.5	18.7
1755 Leka (-2017)	507	178	225	16	87	1	35.2	44.5	3.2	17.2
1756 Inderøy (-2017)	5 507	1 335	2 422	144	1 589	17	24.3	44.1	2.6	29.0
1804 Bodø	41 859	10 476	15 084	1 171	14 957	171	25.1	36.2	2.8	35.9
1805 Narvik	15 488	3 915	6 344	541	4 601	87	25.4	41.2	3.5	29.9
1811 Bindal	1 241	425	547	29	234	6	34.4	44.3	2.3	19.0
1812 Sømna	1 671	553	706	48	353	11	33.3	42.5	2.9	21.3
1813 Brønnøy	6 426	2 004	2 689	210	1 500	23	31.3	42.0	3.3	23.4
1815 Vega	1 037	403	379	30	219	6	39.1	36.8	2.9	21.3
1816 Vevelstad	426	141	191	14	79	1	33.2	44.9	3.3	18.6
1818 Herøy (Nordland)	1 468	565	595	46	254	8	38.7	40.8	3.2	17.4
1820 Alstahaug	6 144	1 853	2 346	210	1 709	26	30.3	38.3	3.4	27.9
1822 Leirfjord	1 853	617	729	55	435	17	33.6	39.7	3.0	23.7
1824 Vefsn	11 193	3 341	4 876	254	2 666	56	30.0	43.8	2.3	23.9
1825 Grane	1 239	477	511	29	215	7	38.7	41.5	2.4	17.5
1826 Hattfjelldal	1 183	468	484	12	212	7	39.8	41.2	1.0	18.1
1827 Dønna	1 172	420	445	38	263	6	36.0	38.2	3.3	22.6
1828 Nesna	1 492	477	530	31	446	8	32.1	35.7	2.1	30.1
1832 Hemnes	3 746	1 345	1 557	98	729	17	36.1	41.8	2.6	19.6
1833 Rana	21 574	6 647	8 824	563	5 471	69	30.9	41.0	2.6	25.5
1834 Lurøy	1 590	587	646	44	304	9	37.1	40.9	2.8	19.2
1835 Træna	380	130	154	14	81	1	34.3	40.6	3.7	21.4
1836 Rødøy	1 026	415	384	50	173	4	40.6	37.6	4.9	17.0
1837 Meløy	5 207	1 750	2 291	159	972	35	33.8	44.3	3.1	18.8
1838 Gildeskål	1 686	596	658	36	390	6	35.5	39.2	2.1	23.2
1839 Beiarn	901	404	341	21	129	6	45.1	38.1	2.3	14.4
1840 Saltdal	3 889	1 165	1 699	105	893	27	30.2	44.0	2.7	23.1
1841 Fauske - Fuosko	8 209	2 575	3 432	259	1 913	30	31.5	42.0	3.2	23.4
1845 Sørfold	1 636	620	673	42	294	7	38.1	41.3	2.6	18.1
1848 Steigen	2 162	744	887	64	450	17	34.7	41.4	3.0	21.0
1849 Hamarøy - Hábmer	1 548	486	605	40	407	10	31.6	39.3	2.6	26.5
1850 Divtasvuodna - Tysfjord	1 660	595	660	46	344	15	36.2	40.1	2.8	20.9
1851 Lødingen	1 807	600	713	81	396	17	33.5	39.8	4.5	22.2
1852 Tjeldsund	1 073	345	484	33	207	4	32.3	45.3	3.1	19.4
1853 Evenes	1 177	396	506	40	229	6	33.8	43.2	3.4	19.6
1854 Ballangen	2 101	809	852	62	369	9	38.7	40.7	3.0	17.7
1856 Røst	452	235	143	9	62	3	52.3	31.8	2.0	13.8
1857 Værøy	620	326	185	13	89	7	53.2	30.2	2.1	14.6
1859 Flakstad	1 115	507	371	32	197	8	45.8	33.5	2.9	17.8
1860 Vestvågøy	9 202	3 187	3 470	296	2 189	60	34.9	38.0	3.2	24.0
1865 Vågan	7 877	2 502	3 034	260	2 030	51	32.0	38.8	3.3	25.9
1866 Hadsel	6 686	2 098	2 585	252	1 708	43	31.6	38.9	3.8	25.7
1867 Bø (Nordland)	2 276	1 049	766	57	394	10	46.3	33.8	2.5	17.4
1868 Øksnes	3 791	1 581	1 336	130	719	25	42.0	35.5	3.5	19.1
1870 Sortland - Suortá	8 507	2 867	3 202	302	2 090	46	33.9	37.8	3.6	24.7
1871 Andøy	4 131	1 417	1 689	157	836	32	34.6	41.2	3.8	20.4
1874 Moskenes	931	438	305	26	156	6	47.4	33.0	2.8	16.9
1902 Tromsø	61 541	14 616	19 824	1 683	25 182	236	23.8	32.3	2.7	41.0
1903 Harstad - Hárstták	20 444	5 489	7 763	643	6 449	100	27.0	38.2	3.2	31.7
1911 Kvæfjord	2 460	764	971	74	614	37	31.5	40.1	3.1	25.4
1913 Skånland	2 532	799	1 022	79	619	13	31.7	40.6	3.1	24.6
1917 Ibestad	1 231	442	517	35	232	5	36.1	42.2	2.9	18.9
1919 Gratangen	954	353	357	34	198	12	37.5	37.9	3.6	21.0
1920 Loabák - Lavangen	853	305	344	24	174	6	36.0	40.6	2.8	20.6
1922 Bardu	3 245	813	1 322	185	913	12	25.1	40.9	5.7	28.2
1923 Salangen	1 896	580	780	57	469	10	30.8	41.4	3.0	24.8
1924 Målselv	5 610	1 576	2 295	231	1 484	24	28.2	41.1	4.1	26.6
1925 Sørreisa	2 875	902	1 188	96	683	6	31.4	41.4	3.3	23.8
1926 Dyrøy	996	323	426	34	209	4	32.6	42.9	3.4	21.0
1927 Tranøy	1 279	434	529	32	275	9	34.2	41.7	2.5	21.6
1928 Torsken	793	355	279	15	134	10	45.3	35.6	1.9	17.1
1929 Berg	762	319	281	12	144	6	42.2	37.2	1.6	19.1
1931 Lenvik	9 371	3 318	3 609	292	2 100	52	35.6	38.7	3.1	22.5
1933 Balsfjord	4 777	1 831	1 959	131	830	26	38.5	41.2	2.8	17.5
1936 Karlsøy	1 974	891	657	86	329	11	45.4	33.5	4.4	16.8
1938 Lyngen	2 452	983	899	73	480	17	40.4	36.9	3.0	19.7
1939 Storfjord - Omasvuotna - Omasvuono	1 556	571	601	47	330	7	36.9	38.8	3.0	21.3
1940 Gáivuotna - Kåfjord - Kaivuono	1 819	757	635	59	358	10	41.8	35.1	3.3	19.8
1941 Skjervøy	2 420	964	892	82	462	20	40.2	37.2	3.4	19.3
1942 Nordreisa	4 022	1 370	1 519	153	948	32	34.3	38.1	3.8	23.7
1943 Kvænangen	1 052	399	416	28	205	4	38.1	39.7	2.7	19.6
2002 Vardø	1 832	654	692	89	383	14	36.0	38.1	4.9	21.1
2003 Vadsø	5 026	1 602	1 773	120	1 489	42	32.1	35.6	2.4	29.9
2004 Hammerfest	8 506	2 645	2 999	236	2 544	82	31.4	35.6	2.8	30.2
2011 Guovdageaidnu - Kautokeino	2 380	904	679	66	694	37	38.6	29.0	2.8	29.6
2012 Alta	16 291	5 074	5 585	495	5 037	100	31.3	34.5	3.1	31.1
2014 Loppa	838	383	270	21	156	8	46.1	32.5	2.5	18.8
2015 Hasvik	873	363	312	25	164	9	42.0	36.1	2.9	19.0
2017 Kvalsund	891	359	326	26	171	9	40.7	37.0	2.9	19.3
2018 Måsøy	1 073	447	386	36	196	8	42.0	36.2	3.4	18.4
2019 Nordkapp	2 780	1 082	956	119	597	26	39.3	34.7	4.3	21.6
2020 Porsanger - Porsángu - Porsanki	3 349	1 084	1 292	121	827	25	32.6	38.9	3.6	24.9
2021 Kárásjohka - Karasjok	2 258	793	700	56	694	15	35.4	31.2	2.5	30.9
2022 Lebesby	1 140	463	398	29	239	11	41.0	35.3	2.6	21.2
2023 Gamvik	1 007	421	341	20	218	7	42.1	34.1	2.0	21.8
2024 Berlevåg	857	357	307	39	148	6	42.0	36.1	4.6	17.4
2025 Deatnu - Tana	2 499	941	880	60	598	20	38.0	35.5	2.4	24.1
2027 Unjárga - Nesseby	796	272	306	19	191	8	34.5	38.8	2.4	24.2
2028 Båtsfjord	1 891	833	625	57	348	28	44.7	33.5	3.1	18.6
2030 Sør-Varanger	8 470	2 555	3 191	267	2 409	48	30.3	37.9	3.2	28.6

Table 2
Level of education for men and women 16 years and older. Age groups. Numbers and per cent

Level of education for men and women 16 years and older. Age groups. Numbers and per cent¹
	2017
	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	4 304 284	26.2	37.4	2.9	23.7	9.7
16-19 years	260 080	86.4	13.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
20-24 years	341 426	27.7	49.1	1.5	21.0	0.7
25-29 years	370 852	22.3	27.8	2.8	33.8	13.4
30-34 years	358 320	20.7	27.6	2.9	30.1	18.8
35-39 years	350 154	18.9	30.2	2.9	30.5	17.6
40-49 years	735 719	16.2	36.8	3.7	30.0	13.3
50-59 years	681 607	22.8	39.1	4.3	24.6	9.2
60-66 years	411 120	19.5	46.5	3.6	22.7	7.8
67 years or older	795 006	29.2	46.9	2.1	16.1	5.7

Males	2 160 889	26.7	40.0	3.7	19.2	10.4
16-19 years	134 620	88.8	11.2	0.0	0.0	-
20-24 years	176 618	32.4	51.0	1.8	14.3	0.5
25-29 years	189 394	25.4	33.4	3.8	25.9	11.5
30-34 years	183 740	23.6	32.7	3.8	23.1	16.8
35-39 years	180 605	21.2	35.2	4.0	23.2	16.4
40-49 years	378 094	17.1	41.5	4.7	23.5	13.3
50-59 years	349 166	22.6	42.3	5.1	19.8	10.1
60-66 years	206 362	18.4	47.2	4.8	19.4	10.2
67 years or older	362 290	24.7	46.7	2.8	16.2	9.6

Females	2 143 395	25.7	34.9	2.0	28.3	9.1
16-19 years	125 460	83.9	16.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
20-24 years	164 808	22.8	47.0	1.2	28.1	0.9
25-29 years	181 458	19.1	21.8	1.8	42.0	15.4
30-34 years	174 580	17.6	22.3	1.9	37.4	20.8
35-39 years	169 549	16.4	24.8	1.7	38.3	18.8
40-49 years	357 625	15.2	31.9	2.6	36.9	13.4
50-59 years	332 441	23.0	35.7	3.4	29.6	8.3
60-66 years	204 758	20.6	45.7	2.4	25.9	5.4
67 years or older	432 716	32.9	47.1	1.5	16.1	2.4

Table 3
Level of education for men and women 16 years and older. County of residence. Numbers and per cent

Level of education for men and women 16 years and older. County of residence. Numbers and per cent¹
	Numbers							Per cent
	Numbers	Below upper secondary education	Upper secondary education	Tertiary vocational education²	Higher education, short³	Higher education, long⁴	Unknown or no completed education	Below upper secondary education	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.
Both sexes
1985	3 279 598	1 478 520	1 327 579		330 384	90 379	52 736	45.8	41.1		10.2	2.8
1990	3 399 468	1 389 063	1 434 984		412 253	108 034	55 134	41.5	42.9		12.3	3.2
1995	3 474 251	1 244 929	1 523 225		519 721	131 933	54 443	36.4	44.5		15.2	3.9
2000	3 558 436	1 181 597	1 551 474		604 165	167 376	53 824	33.7	44.3		17.2	4.8
2005	3 675 868	1 123 571	1 570 077		699 717	205 976	76 527	31.2	43.6		19.4	5.7
2010	3 937 847	1 111 379	1 625 640		811 360	269 627	119 841	29.1	42.6		21.3	7.1
2015	4 221 985	1 128 192	1 715 210		964 944	384 755	28 884	26.9	40.9		23.0	9.2

2017	4 304 284	1 120 799	1 601 106	122 765	1 014 637	416 540	28 437	26.2	37.4	2.9	23.7	9.7
Østfold	241 914	75 653	95 826	6 027	49 294	13 359	1 755	31.5	39.9	2.5	20.5	5.6
Akershus	487 001	116 383	170 256	12 654	124 914	59 654	3 140	24.1	35.2	2.6	25.8	12.3
Oslo	553 540	112 683	144 955	12 104	165 753	111 688	6 357	20.6	26.5	2.2	30.3	20.4
Hedmark	164 401	51 984	65 176	4 042	33 446	8 689	1 064	31.8	39.9	2.5	20.5	5.3
Oppland	158 056	46 290	65 932	4 315	32 141	8 485	893	29.5	42.0	2.7	20.5	5.4
Buskerud	229 668	64 795	88 258	6 842	51 064	17 129	1 580	28.4	38.7	3.0	22.4	7.5
Vestfold	204 126	54 179	81 008	6 542	47 251	13 773	1 373	26.7	40.0	3.2	23.3	6.8
Telemark	143 634	41 415	59 202	4 183	29 808	8 092	934	29.0	41.5	2.9	20.9	5.7
Aust-Agder	94 744	25 446	38 162	3 357	20 995	6 249	535	27.0	40.5	3.6	22.3	6.6
Vest-Agder	149 602	38 139	61 530	4 669	33 916	10 397	951	25.7	41.4	3.1	22.8	7.0
Rogaland	374 444	94 589	145 473	12 016	84 256	35 827	2 283	25.4	39.1	3.2	22.6	9.6
Hordaland	422 136	102 070	160 362	13 447	102 166	41 855	2 236	24.3	38.2	3.2	24.3	10.0
Sogn og Fjordane	89 475	22 553	38 936	2 890	19 452	5 247	397	25.3	43.7	3.2	21.8	5.9
Møre og Romsdal	217 157	58 832	88 939	8 173	47 735	12 352	1 126	27.2	41.2	3.8	22.1	5.7
Sør-Trøndelag (-2017)	261 636	62 148	98 844	6 357	62 857	30 305	1 125	23.9	37.9	2.4	24.1	11.6
Nord-Trøndelag (-2017)	111 914	30 585	48 166	3 048	23 957	5 668	490	27.4	43.2	2.7	21.5	5.1
Nordland	200 852	62 551	78 908	6 009	41 382	10 982	1 020	31.3	39.5	3.0	20.7	5.5
Troms - Romsa	136 914	39 154	49 085	4 185	30 765	13 056	669	28.7	36.0	3.1	22.6	9.6
Finnmark - Finnmárku	62 757	21 232	22 018	1 901	13 399	3 704	503	34.1	35.4	3.1	21.5	5.9
County not stated	313	118	70	4	86	29	6	38.4	22.8	1.3	28.0	9.4

Males
1985	1 606 112	668 083	677 653		156 994	74 655	28 727	42.4	43.0		10.0	4.7
1990	1 665 359	625 971	732 135		191 898	84 917	30 438	38.3	44.8		11.7	5.2
1995	1 701 135	557 611	783 418		234 414	97 812	27 880	33.3	46.8		14.0	5.8
2000	1 746 270	540 425	799 796		263 748	115 417	26 884	31.4	46.5		15.3	6.7
2005	1 807 423	530 769	815 111		292 386	133 163	35 994	30.0	46.0		16.5	7.5
2010	1 956 835	541 295	857 139		332 068	160 181	66 152	28.6	45.3		17.6	8.5
2015	2 117 010	570 495	927 460		394 123	211 317	13 615	27.1	44.1		18.7	10.0

2017	2 160 889	573 536	858 262	79 703	412 916	223 129	13 343	26.7	40.0	3.7	19.2	10.4
Østfold	120 328	37 930	51 163	3 345	19 637	7 433	820	31.7	42.8	2.8	16.4	6.2
Akershus	242 940	60 429	89 072	6 799	52 408	32 743	1 489	25.0	36.9	2.8	21.7	13.6
Oslo	274 482	58 677	75 868	6 089	73 348	57 809	2 691	21.6	27.9	2.2	27.0	21.3
Hedmark	81 615	26 559	34 574	2 694	12 623	4 619	546	32.8	42.6	3.3	15.6	5.7
Oppland	78 983	24 019	34 918	2 919	12 076	4 599	452	30.6	44.5	3.7	15.4	5.9
Buskerud	115 018	33 315	46 304	4 197	20 973	9 505	724	29.1	40.5	3.7	18.4	8.3
Vestfold	100 975	27 224	42 006	4 140	19 307	7 627	671	27.1	41.9	4.1	19.2	7.6
Telemark	71 512	20 544	31 623	2 951	11 432	4 523	439	28.9	44.5	4.2	16.1	6.4
Aust-Agder	47 684	12 636	20 408	2 455	8 334	3 577	274	26.7	43.0	5.2	17.6	7.5
Vest-Agder	74 849	19 300	32 505	3 333	13 476	5 833	402	25.9	43.7	4.5	18.1	7.8
Rogaland	190 272	47 520	80 508	8 200	33 360	19 608	1 076	25.1	42.6	4.3	17.6	10.4
Hordaland	213 237	51 158	88 072	9 033	41 860	22 020	1 094	24.1	41.5	4.3	19.7	10.4
Sogn og Fjordane	45 621	11 842	21 349	2 211	7 322	2 700	197	26.1	47.0	4.9	16.1	5.9
Møre og Romsdal	110 674	30 303	48 275	6 171	18 827	6 547	551	27.5	43.8	5.6	17.1	5.9
Sør-Trøndelag (-2017)	132 706	31 688	53 356	4 207	25 953	16 953	549	24.0	40.4	3.2	19.6	12.8
Nord-Trøndelag (-2017)	56 271	15 568	26 624	2 098	8 637	3 118	226	27.8	47.5	3.7	15.4	5.6
Nordland	101 615	32 281	42 528	4 352	16 195	5 748	511	31.9	42.1	4.3	16.0	5.7
Troms - Romsa	69 551	20 562	26 864	3 127	12 181	6 485	332	29.7	38.8	4.5	17.6	9.4
Finnmark - Finnmárku	32 439	11 943	12 218	1 380	4 926	1 673	299	37.2	38.0	4.3	15.3	5.2
County not stated	117	38	27	2	41	9	0	32.5	23.1	1.7	35.0	7.7

Females
1985	1 673 486	810 437	649 926		173 390	15 724	24 009	49.1	39.4		10.5	1.0
1990	1 734 109	763 092	702 849		220 355	23 117	24 696	44.6	41.1		12.9	1.4
1995	1 773 116	687 318	739 807		285 307	34 121	26 563	39.4	42.4		16.3	2.0
2000	1 812 166	641 172	751 678		340 417	51 959	26 940	35.9	42.1		19.1	2.9
2005	1 868 445	592 802	754 966		407 331	72 813	40 533	32.4	41.3		22.3	4.0
2010	1 981 012	570 084	768 501		479 292	109 446	53 689	29.6	39.9		24.9	5.7
2015	2 104 975	557 697	787 750		570 821	173 438	15 269	26.7	37.7		27.3	8.3

2017	2 143 395	547 263	742 844	43 062	601 721	193 411	15 094	25.7	34.9	2.0	28.3	9.1
Østfold	121 586	37 723	44 663	2 682	29 657	5 926	935	31.3	37.0	2.2	24.6	4.9
Akershus	244 061	55 954	81 184	5 855	72 506	26 911	1 651	23.1	33.5	2.4	29.9	11.1
Oslo	279 058	54 006	69 087	6 015	92 405	53 879	3 666	19.6	25.1	2.2	33.6	19.6
Hedmark	82 786	25 425	30 602	1 348	20 823	4 070	518	30.9	37.2	1.6	25.3	4.9
Oppland	79 073	22 271	31 014	1 396	20 065	3 886	441	28.3	39.4	1.8	25.5	4.9
Buskerud	114 650	31 480	41 954	2 645	30 091	7 624	856	27.7	36.9	2.3	26.4	6.7
Vestfold	103 151	26 955	39 002	2 402	27 944	6 146	702	26.3	38.1	2.3	27.3	6.0
Telemark	72 122	20 871	27 579	1 232	18 376	3 569	495	29.1	38.5	1.7	25.7	5.0
Aust-Agder	47 060	12 810	17 754	902	12 661	2 672	261	27.4	37.9	1.9	27.1	5.7
Vest-Agder	74 753	18 839	29 025	1 336	20 440	4 564	549	25.4	39.1	1.8	27.5	6.2
Rogaland	184 172	47 069	64 965	3 816	50 896	16 219	1 207	25.7	35.5	2.1	27.8	8.9
Hordaland	208 899	50 912	72 290	4 414	60 306	19 835	1 142	24.5	34.8	2.1	29.0	9.5
Sogn og Fjordane	43 854	10 711	17 587	679	12 130	2 547	200	24.5	40.3	1.6	27.8	5.8
Møre og Romsdal	106 483	28 529	40 664	2 002	28 908	5 805	575	26.9	38.4	1.9	27.3	5.5
Sør-Trøndelag (-2017)	128 930	30 460	45 488	2 150	36 904	13 352	576	23.7	35.4	1.7	28.8	10.4
Nord-Trøndelag (-2017)	55 643	15 017	21 542	950	15 320	2 550	264	27.1	38.9	1.7	27.7	4.6
Nordland	99 237	30 270	36 380	1 657	25 187	5 234	509	30.7	36.8	1.7	25.5	5.3
Troms - Romsa	67 363	18 592	22 221	1 058	18 584	6 571	337	27.7	33.2	1.6	27.7	9.8
Finnmark - Finnmárku	30 318	9 289	9 800	521	8 473	2 031	204	30.8	32.5	1.7	28.1	6.7
County not stated	196	80	43	2	45	20	6	42.1	22.6	1.1	23.7	10.5

Table 4
Level of education for men and women 16 years and older. Districts in Oslo. Numbers and per cent

Level of education for men and women 16 years and older. Districts in Oslo. Numbers and per cent¹
	2017
	Numbers						Per cent
	Total	Below upper secondary education	Upper secondary education	Teritary vocational education²	Higher education	Unknown or not completed education¹	Below upper secondary education	Upper secondary education	Teritary vocational education²	Higher education
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.
Oslo total	553 666	112 726	144 978	12 107	277 495	6 360	20.6	26.5	2.2	50.7
Gamle Oslo	45 851	9 919	10 719	903	23 639	671	22.0	23.7	2.0	52.3
Grünerløkka	50 760	8 955	11 727	1 085	28 461	532	17.8	23.3	2.2	56.7
Sagene	37 133	5 696	7 368	619	23 080	370	15.5	20.0	1.7	62.8
St. Hanshaugen	33 839	4 547	7 089	665	21 319	219	13.5	21.1	2.0	63.4
Frogner	51 952	6 495	11 874	1 227	31 909	447	12.6	23.1	2.4	62.0
Ullern	27 156	3 155	6 233	721	16 863	184	11.7	23.1	2.7	62.5
Vestre Aker	38 102	4 756	8 277	953	23 867	249	12.6	21.9	2.5	63.1
Nordre Aker	40 365	5 401	9 067	825	24 875	197	13.4	22.6	2.1	61.9
Bjerke	24 875	6 490	7 340	542	10 169	334	26.4	29.9	2.2	41.4
Grorud	22 293	7 576	7 445	437	6 442	393	34.6	34.0	2.0	29.4
Stovner	25 996	9 832	8 886	423	6 263	592	38.7	35.0	1.7	24.7
Alna	39 475	12 736	13 096	829	12 025	789	32.9	33.9	2.1	31.1
Østensjø	39 671	8 915	12 928	1 038	16 477	313	22.7	32.8	2.6	41.9
Nordstrand	40 658	6 930	12 131	1 153	20 157	287	17.2	30.0	2.9	49.9
Søndre Nordstrand	29 981	9 658	9 081	597	10 002	643	32.9	31.0	2.0	34.1
Sentrum	1 096	218	293	19	547	19	20.2	27.2	1.8	50.8
Marka	1 357	274	487	29	562	5	20.3	36.0	2.1	41.6
Unknown urban district Oslo	3 106	1 173	937	42	838	116	39.2	31.3	1.4	28.0

Table 5
Level of education for immigrants 16 years and older. Country background. Numbers

Level of education for immigrants 16 years and older. Country background. Numbers¹
	2017
	Level of education, in total	No education	Below upper secondary education	Upper secondary education	Tertiary vokational 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	681 556	12 018	211 982	186 640	7 899	153 079	109 938
Poland	90 864	219	16 922	43 161	947	14 585	15 030
Sweden	34 615	171	4 321	12 497	437	11 784	5 405
Germany	22 843	44	4 995	5 702	217	5 906	5 979
Iraq	21 698	603	10 191	4 976	195	4 325	1 408
Lithuania	35 006	256	9 774	9 579	256	10 451	4 690
Denmark	18 574	90	3 596	5 956	239	5 496	3 197
Somalia	25 025	2 374	16 371	3 886	131	1 872	391
Pakistan	19 495	999	8 979	4 006	189	3 418	1 904
Iran	16 663	419	5 195	3 748	318	4 001	2 982
Philippines	19 672	190	4 478	4 827	289	7 120	2 768
Vietnam	13 666	624	5 571	3 849	204	2 336	1 082
Russia	16 123	45	4 028	3 120	250	3 492	5 188
Bosnia-Herzegovina	13 412	131	2 692	5 481	178	3 447	1 483
United Kingdom	13 501	42	1 923	2 828	172	5 346	3 190
Thailand	17 740	619	9 231	3 964	127	2 915	884
Turkey	11 091	412	5 732	2 852	94	1 332	669
Afghanistan	15 204	1 257	9 169	2 640	63	1 584	491
Kosovo	9 906	97	3 811	3 718	97	1 811	372
Sri Lanka	8 997	115	3 519	2 840	252	1 587	684
United States	7 957	14	843	1 235	93	2 938	2 834
India	10 433	103	1 670	1 231	106	3 608	3 715
China	8 367	138	1 746	1 264	74	2 238	2 907
Eritrea	18 433	413	13 380	2 687	203	1 445	305
Chile	6 061	65	1 607	2 218	139	1 483	549
Finland	6 083	22	1 114	1 675	68	2 220	984
Netherlands	7 051	19	929	1 936	79	2 282	1 806
Latvia	9 190	81	2 107	3 340	77	2 330	1 255
Romania	13 185	48	3 256	4 171	135	3 018	2 557
Iceland	6 430	17	1 530	2 077	140	1 744	922
Morocco	5 749	401	2 694	1 414	74	934	232
Ethiopia	7 196	192	3 343	1 471	100	1 229	861
France	4 920	14	471	645	46	1 316	2 428
Estonia	4 466	38	1 029	1 534	57	1 245	563
Brazil	4 319	61	1 424	925	73	932	904
Ukraine	4 786	13	701	741	74	1 224	2 033
Bulgaria	6 302	34	1 570	1 977	68	1 380	1 273
Croatia	4 082	37	1 103	1 597	53	735	557
Spain	5 137	20	1 159	730	51	1 235	1 942
Slovakia	3 682	36	472	1 893	42	535	704
Myanmar	2 965	77	1 851	554	28	352	103
Serbia	5 068	16	1 014	1 721	71	1 051	1 195
Macedonia	2 651	53	1 105	837	22	431	203
Hungary	3 555	18	539	1 032	47	864	1 055
Italy	3 788	15	650	836	44	643	1 600
Palestine	2 743	21	1 218	486	41	670	307
Lebanon	1 811	33	772	432	17	359	198
Canada	1 749	11	213	275	29	575	646
Czech Republic	2 109	16	234	729	28	494	608
Ghana	1 865	17	493	395	29	461	470
Congo	2 086	20	973	515	54	409	115
Syria	18 355	402	11 960	1 121	154	3 634	1 084
Australia	1 490	0	182	220	38	546	502
Portugal	2 855	26	808	536	13	468	1 004
Sudan	3 625	110	2 126	419	32	662	276
Colombia	1 860	9	428	367	35	435	586
Switzerland	1 310	3	172	337	19	394	386
Nigeria	1 713	33	382	340	32	395	531
Kenya	1 589	12	502	363	31	477	204
Algeria	1 205	22	421	305	12	272	173
Indonesia	1 242	3	300	255	9	343	332
Austria	1 212	4	175	337	15	283	398
Gambia	1 121	39	449	390	29	156	58

Table 6
Level of education for Norwegian-born with immigrant parents 16 years and older. Sex and field of education. Numbers

Level of education for Norwegian-born with immigrant parents 16 years and older. Sex and field of education. Numbers¹
	2017
	Total	Below upper secondary education	Upper secondary education	Tertiary vocational education²	Higher education, short³	Higher education, long⁴	Unknown or no completed education¹
¹For many immigrants SSB has no information about their level of education. From 2014, figures include an estimated level of education for missing values for these immigrants. For more information see About the statistics.
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	49 852	20 694	13 893	597	9 255	3 917	1 496
General programmes	29 203	20 689	8 478	35	1	-	..
Humanities and arts	1 256	-	323	62	667	204	..
Education	1 122	-	3	-	1 017	102	..
Social sciences and law	1 837	-	209	18	998	612	..
Business and administration	4 150	-	761	193	2 543	653	..
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	4 553	3	1 966	162	1 641	781	..
Health, welfare and sport	5 295	1	1 642	31	2 103	1 518	..
Primary industries	65	-	54	-	3	8	..
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	740	-	443	87	195	15	..
Unspecified field of study	1 631	1	14	9	87	24	1 496

Males	25 665	11 738	7 021	309	3 935	1 874	788
General programmes	15 856	11 735	4 097	24	-	-	..
Humanities and arts	430	-	98	16	227	89	..
Education	278	-	-	-	252	26	..
Social sciences and law	666	-	105	11	336	214	..
Business and administration	2 041	-	298	45	1 338	360	..
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	3 712	1	1 849	155	1 178	529	..
Health, welfare and sport	1 419	1	367	5	421	625	..
Primary industries	43	-	38	-	1	4	..
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	372	-	164	50	146	12	..
Unspecified field of study	848	1	5	3	36	15	788

Females	24 187	8 956	6 872	288	5 320	2 043	708
General programmes	13 347	8 954	4 381	11	1	-	..
Humanities and arts	826	-	225	46	440	115	..
Education	844	-	3	-	765	76	..
Social sciences and law	1 171	-	104	7	662	398	..
Business and administration	2 109	-	463	148	1 205	293	..
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	841	2	117	7	463	252	..
Health, welfare and sport	3 876	-	1 275	26	1 682	893	..
Primary industries	22	-	16	-	2	4	..
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	368	-	279	37	49	3	..
Unspecified field of study	783	-	9	6	51	9	708

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About the statistics

Educational attainment of the population includes residents in Norway as per 1 October, who are aged 16 and older by the end of the calendar year. Fifteen-year-olds are also included if they have completed compulsory education or are already enrolled in upper secondary education or higher education.

Definitions

Definitions of the main concepts and variables

Completed education: Educational activities that are completed at an educational institution during the period in question.

Type of educational programme: Classified according to the revised Norwegian Standard Classification of Education (NUS2000), which classifies educational programmes by level and field of study. All NUS2000 codes are assigned a corresponding international code (ISCED97) for international reporting purposes.

Class level: According to the NUS89 classification, upper secondary school began at class level 10, whereas according to NUS2000 it begins at class level 11. This is due to Reform 97, which introduced a ten-year primary and lower secondary school system by lowering the school age to six

Education level: The definitions for level of education were revised in 2006. Definitions are as follows (effective from 01. October, 2005):

PRIMARY AND LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL
- All individuals who have completed lower secondary school.

NUS2000-level = 1 and 2
ISCED97-level = 1 and 2
ISCED2011-level = 1 and 2

- Individuals who completed an upper secondary education shorter than two years in duration, in the period 1975/76 to 1994/95. This primarily entails people who only completed foundation courses at upper secondary school.

NUS2000-level = 2
ISCED97-level = 2
ISCED2011-level = 2

- Individuals who completed an upper secondary education shorter than three years in duration, from 1995/96 onwards. This primarily entails people who completed foundation courses or advanced courses I at upper secondary school.

NUS2000-level = 2
ISCED97-level = 2
ISCED2011-level = 2

UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
- All individuals who completed upper secondary school prior to 1974/75, regardless of schooling duration.

NUS2000-level = 3 and 4
ISCED97-level = 3
ISCED2011-level = 3

- Individuals who completed an upper secondary education 2 years or longer in duration, in the period 1975/76 to 1994/95. This primarily entails people who completed advanced courses I or advanced courses II at upper secondary school.

NUS2000-level = 3 and 4
ISCED97-level = 3
ISCED2011-level= 3

- Individuals who completed an upper secondary education three years or longer in duration, from 1995/96 onwards. This primarily entails people who completed advanced courses II at upper secondary school.

NUS2000-level = 4
ISCED97-level = 3
ISCED2011-level = 3

- Individuals who completed less than 120 credit points from higher education, from 1998/99 onwards.

NUS2000-level = 4 and 5
ISCED97-level = 3 and 4
ISCED2011-level = 3 and 4

TERTIARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
- Individuals who completed intermediate level courses, based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as higher education.

NUS2000-level = 5
ISCED97-level = 4
ISCED2011-level = 3, 4 and 5

HIGHER EDUCATION - undergraduate level
- Individuals who completed a degree from higher education up to four years in duration, prior to 1998/99.

NUS2000-level = 6
ISCED97-level = 5
ISCED2011-level = 5, 6 and 7

- Individuals, who have not completed a full degree from higher education, but have completed 120 credit points or more, from 1998/99 onwards.

NUS2000-level = 6
ISCED97-level = 5
ISCED2011-level = 5

HIGHER EDUCATION - postgraduate level
- All individuals who have completed a postgraduate degree from higher education. The majority of these degrees will be five years or longer in duration.

NUS2000-level = 7
ISCED97-level = 5
ISCED2011-level = 7

- All individuals who have completed a doctoral degree.

NUS2000-level = 8
ISCED97-level = 6
ISCED2011-level = 8

Standard classifications

Educational programmes are classified according to the Norwegian Standard Classification of Education (NUS). NUS is a six-digit education code, where the 1. digit indicates the level of education, 2.-4. digits indicate field of study and a full six-digit education code indicates an individual programme of education.

Education statistics are reported to OECD in accordance with the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED2011) .

Administrative information

Name and topic: Name: Educational attainment of the population
Topic: Education

Next release: 20 June 2019

Responsible division: Division for Education and Culture Statistics

Regional level: National, county and municipal level. In addition, figures for districts in the four largest cities are presented.

Frequency and timeliness: The statistics are published annually in June and refer to 1st of October the year before.

International reporting: The data are delivered to OECD, UNESCO and Eurostat.

Microdata: All education statistics at Statistics Norway is stored in a proper, standardized manner in consultation with the Data Inspectorate.

Background

Background and purpose

The purpose of these statistics is to present individually based statistics on the population's highest level of education. These statistics are government funded.

Statistics on the population's highest level of education have been previously compiled in connection with the 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1980 census. In addition a status report was prepared on the population's highest level of education in 1975.

The information on the population's level of education was first collected as part of the Population and Housing Census in 1970 (FoB70). Information on the population's level of education has since been updated each year with annual files on education completed in Norway. The 1980 Population and Housing Census was used to update the level of education for Norwegians who completed a degree abroad between 1970 and 1980. To update the Register for the Population's level of Education on missing information about immigrants education completed abroad before immigrating to Norway, three surveys are contucted:

1. In 1991, information was collected on education completed abroad by foreign-born residents who immigrated to Norway for the first time between 01. November 1980 and 31. December 1990, and were aged 16 and over at the end of the first year they arrived. This survey was called Education Completed Abroad .

2. A similar survey was conducted in 1999 for all Norwegian residents with a foreign background who were listed in the Register of the Population's Level of Education with an unknown level of education. Also included in the 1999 survey were non-respondents to the 1991 survey and Norwegians who were living abroad when the Population's Level of Education register was first created in 1970.

3. In the autumn 2011 a new survey called "Survey on education 2011" was conducted. Statistics Norway conducted a survey among those registered in the Register of the Population's Level of Education with an unknown education level. Statistics Norway do not automatically get information about education completed in other counties by immigrants. There are no reporting about such education. Before the survey was conducted, Statistics norway lacked information about over 40 per cent of all immigrants elder than 16 years. The share of missing information increased every year because of new immigrants coming to Norway.

The Register for the Population’s Level of Education contains information on all residents, 16 years of age and older. While missing data is minimal in this register for persons who have completed their education in Norway, there is an increasing share of missing among immigrants who completed their education abroad before immigrating to Norway. With an increasing immigration to Norway in recent years, and probably in future, the missing gap is increasing. Census-surveys have filled some of the missing data, however, around 25 percent of immigrants still have an unknown level of education in 2014. With rising non-response in these census-surveys, the problem is unlikely to disappear.

An imputation method is used to create a “complete” dataset and aggregate tables is presented. For more information, se under Production.

Users and applications

Important users of the education statistics are public administration, special interest organizations, the media, researchers, business and industry. Key users among the ministries are, in particular, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs. The statistics are also used by international organizations such as the EU, the OECD and UNESCO.

In addition, the statistics are used internally in Statistics Norway in publications and in assignments.

Equal treatment of users: No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8:00 AM. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.

Coherence with other statistics: Education statistics are individually based and therefore easily linked to other individual-based statistics at Statistics Norway. Education statistics are used comprehensively by labour market statistics, health statistics, living conditions statistics and income and wage statistics. The education statistics are also used in various sample surveys directed by Statistics Norway.

Legal authority: Sections 2-2 and 3-2 of The Statistics Act of 16 June 1989.

EEA reference: Commission Regulation (EU) No 88/2011 of 2 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 452/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning, as regards statistics on education and training systems.

Production

Population: The Register of the Population's Level of Education encompasses all individuals registered as a resident in Norway per 01. October and who are aged 16 and older at the end of the reporting year. Also included are 15-year-olds who have completed lower secondary school or are registered in upper secondary education or above.

Data sources and sampling

The level of education register is originally based on information from the 1970 Population and Housing Census. Each year, the database is updated with new information on completed degrees in Norway. Education completed abroad and supported by the State Education Loan Fund is included from 1986 onwards. Statistics Norway's special surveys Education Completed Abroad from 1990 and 1999 have also been used to update the database. The Health Personnel Register (HPR) and National Certificate Database (NVB) have been used as additional data sources since 2001, - and the Norwegian computer system for cases involving foreign nationals and refugees (UDB) since 2008.

The National Education Database (NUDB) was created in 2002 and contains individually based education statistics dating back to 1970. Each year the database is updated with records of current students and completed educations for the previous academic year. Course codes from the completed educations are used to update the population's level of education where applicable. If an individual has completed two courses of the same level, the one with the highest class level is chosen. Specific fields of study are chosen over general fields and newer courses are counted before older courses. Credit points have also been used to determine education level since 1999. Between 1999 and 2004, a higher education level was attained with a single year full-time loading of 60 credit points. From 01. October 2005 onwards, 120 credit points are required to attain a higher education level.

Collection of data, editing and estimations

Data collection: Pursuant to the Statistical Act, Statistics Norway collects student data from Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) and the administrative systems of some higher education institutions.

Editing: Editing includes both control and revision, and is performed on all data received from educational institutions. It encompasses deletion of duplicate records, a control for correct and valid values for each variable and checks for missing information. Several variables are re-coded to comply with control programs run by Statistics Norway and Personal ID-numbers are referenced against Statistics Norway's population database to check for errors.

Estimation: As from 1 October 2014 measures has been taken to be able to present statistics representative to immigrants at an aggregated level. An imputation method is used to create a “complete” dataset. A missing at random assumption is made, with imputation being based on a nearest neighbour technique called predictive mean matching. The auxiliary variables used to find a matching donor include gender, age, occupation, income, length of time living in Norway, citizenship and country of origin.

Results from the imputed dataset show some small overall changes. In general, imputation reduces the percentage of both the highest and lower education levels. Comparison of the imputation results among Swedish immigrants with data from Statistics Sweden shows the imputation proposed is adjusting the data in the right direction. For more about the methode, se Jentoft, 2014.

Seasonal adjustment: Not relevant

Confidentiality: The general rule is not to publish data if less than 3 individuals are found within a cell or unit in a table. This is to prevent identification of individuals within the statistics.

Comparability over time and space

Systematic collection of the population's attained level of education began in 1970. Prior to this, information on level of education was collected in connection with the 1950 and 1960 censuses.

Comparability of education level is difficult in the 1970's and 1980's. Comparisons in these earlier years should be restricted to the three principal education levels: primary and lower secondary, upper secondary and higher education.

Definitions for education level have been revised in 2006 to better reflect international standards. In general, the demands have been increased for attaining Levels of upper secondary and higher education.

Since all immigrants with unknown level of education received an estimated level of education in 2014 (see "Data collection, editing and estimations"), the comparability of immigrants education over time is influenced.

Accuracy and reliability

Sources of error and uncertainty

Although an individual may complete several educational programmes in the course of life, only the highest of these is registered in the database for the population's attained level of education. Errors may be linked to the education files that form the basis for the level of education. For example, individual tertiary institutions may wrongly define a student as meeting the requirements for completing a degree. Reporting of combined social science degrees (Cand.mag.) is a problem with several institutions because these degrees do not have a set curriculum and are only registered as complete when a diploma is issued. In many cases, this occurs some time after the student actually completed their degree and may be reported to Statistics Norway later than the actual time of completion.

Sources of error may also be connected with education completed abroad. The main sources of errors lie with immigrants with an unknown level of education and Norwegian-born citizens who completed education abroad between 1980 and 1986. The number of immigrants listed with an unknown level of education was reduced for a period of time after two Education Completed Abroad surveys were conducted in 1991 and 1999. The State Educational Loan Fund is the main source of data for education completed abroad by Norwegian-born citizens. This fund, however, does not include foreign-born residents who leave Norway for a period of time to complete an education, and later return to Norway.

Education statistics are registerbased and sampling errors do not apply in theory. In reality, some pupils or students may be left out of the statistics as Statistics Norway may not receive responses from all known institutions, or not being aware of new institutions. Additionally, an institution may accidentally leave out an entire class without Statistics Norway identifying the error in their control processes.

Revision

Errors may occur in the administrative system of educational institutions, in particular with self-reported information from the student or erroneous reporting from the data provider. However, a number of these non-sampling errors will be identified as part of control and revision routines performed by Statistics Norway.

Also, see general principles for revisions in Statistics Norway.

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