Education and research

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Population aged 15 or over by level of education

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Population by level of education

  2021 % 2022 %
Population aged 15 or  over 4 696 447 100 4 723 642 100
Population with educational qualification, total 3 501 982 74,6 3 530 287 74,7
  - Upper secondary education 1 901 480 40,5 1 905 233 40,3
  - Post-secondary non-tertiary education 49 296 1,0 52 131 1,1
  - Lowest level tertiary education 415 486 8,8 409 278 8,7
  - Lower tertiary level 586 783 12,5 599 447 12,7
  - Higher tertiary level 497 080 10,6 511 411 10,8
  - Doctorate level 51 857 1,1 52 787 1,1
Only basic education 1 194 465 25,4 1 193 355 25,3

Students and qualifications attained

Sector of education Students 1) Qualifications attained
2021 2022 2021 2022
Pre-primary education 62 762 60 872 - -
Basic education 557 866 557 954 60 633 61 746
General upper secondary education 109 538 109 604 30 452 30 904
Vocational education 341 696 341 629 68 637 68 295
University of applied sciences
education
156 059 163 993 29 081 28 534
University education 159 545 163 681 31 320 30 801
Total 1 387 466 1 397 733 220 123 220 280

1) Students in education leading to qualifications. The data for vocational education relate to a calendar year. The data for other educational sectors describe the situation on 20 September.

Employment of graduates one year after graduation, 2022

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Research and development expenditure

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Main topic: Education and research

 

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Last updated 1 Mar 2024