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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


 

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