one entering. Of the working population, 15.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 56.8% used a private car. Religion From the , 142 or 26.0% were Roman Catholic, while 326 or 59.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.37% of the population), and there were 14 individuals (or about 2.56% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 9 (or about 1.65% of the population) who were Islamic. 46 (or about 8.41% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 15 individuals (or about 2.74% of the population) did not answer the question. Education In Meyriez about 224 or (41.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 95 or (17.4%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 95 who completed tertiary schooling, 67.4% were Swiss men, 20.0% were Swiss women, 10.5% were non-Swiss men. The Canton of Fribourg school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend a three or four year optional upper Secondary school. The upper Secondary school is divided into gymnasium (university preparatory) and vocational programs. After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship. During the 2010-11 school year, there were no students attending school in Meyriez, but a total of 112 students attended school in other municipalities. Of these students, 6 were in kindergarten, 43 were in a primary school, 33 were in a mandatory secondary school, 22 were in an upper secondary school and 8 were in a vocational secondary program. There were no tertiary students from this municipality. , there were 9 students in Meyriez who came from another municipality, while 95 residents attended schools outside the municipality. References External links Official website Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg