Persons, Males and Females Aged 15 Years and Over Classified by Highest Level of Education Completed, 2006.
| Males | Females | Persons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total aged 15 years and over | 1,678,127 | 1,697,272 | 3,375,399 | ||
| Total whose full-time education has ceased | 1,425,964 | 1,424,369 | 2,850,333 | ||
| Highest level of education completed | Primary (incl. no formal education) | 268,716 | 245,369 | 514,085 | |
| Lower secondary | 304,732 | 268,679 | 573,411 | ||
| Upper secondary | 409,558 | 393,910 | 803,498 | ||
| Third Level | Non-degree | 127,965 | 173,362 | 301,327 | |
| Degree or higher | 249,442 | 278,333 | 527,775 | ||
| Not stated | 65,521 | 64,716 | 130,237 | ||
| Total whose full-time education not ceased | 252,163 | 272,903 | 525,065 | ||
| Economic status | Total at school, university, etc. | 164,638 | 184,958 | 349,596 | |
| Other | 87,525 | 87,945 | 175,470 | ||