Table 1

Changes in the educational composition of population at ages over 40 in Finland, Norway and Sweden, from 1971–75 to 1996–2000 (in %)

Country	Period	Males			Females
Country	Period	High	Middle	Low	High	Middle	Low
Finland	1971–75	5.88	13.66	80.45	4.04	12.19	83.77
	1976–80	6.91	16.40	76.69	4.77	14.64	80.59
	1981–85	8.33	20.67	71.00	5.87	18.31	75.82
	1986–90	10.12	26.58	63.30	7.44	23.64	68.92
	1991–95	11.70	32.11	56.19	9.09	29.23	61.68
	1996–2000	13.34	37.63	49.03	11.63	34.82	53.56
Sweden	1971–75	6.05	16.83	77.12	3.63	10.86	85.52
	1976–80	7.04	20.24	72.72	4.63	13.33	82.04
	1991–95	16.50	26.29	57.21	15.26	23.54	61.20
	1996–2000	18.72	29.76	51.52	18.11	27.81	54.09
Norway	1971–75	8.37	21.25	70.38	3.38	15.10	81.52
	1976–80	9.54	22.76	67.70	3.98	16.41	79.62
	1981–85	13.27	38.12	48.61	7.61	34.37	58.02
	1986–90	15.81	40.86	43.32	9.47	37.90	52.63
	1991–95	19.30	44.07	36.62	12.82	41.47	45.71
	1996–2000	21.20	46.42	32.39	15.17	44.20	40.63