nost ic ▁or ▁at he ist , ▁and ▁ 1 ▁individuals ▁( or ▁about ▁ 0 . 6 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ) ▁did ▁not ▁answer ▁the ▁question . ▁ ▁Education ▁In ▁L ovat ens ▁about ▁ 5 1 ▁or ▁( 3 3 . 8 %) ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁have ▁completed ▁non - m and atory ▁upper ▁secondary ▁education , ▁and ▁ 1 9 ▁or ▁( 1 2 . 6 %) ▁have ▁completed ▁additional ▁higher ▁education ▁( e ither ▁university ▁or ▁a ▁Fach ho ch schule ). ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁ 1 9 ▁who ▁completed ▁t ert i ary ▁school ing , ▁ 5 2 . 6 % ▁were ▁Swiss ▁men , ▁ 3 6 . 8 % ▁were ▁Swiss ▁women . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 / 2 0 1 0 ▁school ▁year ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁L ovat ens ▁school ▁district . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Va ud ▁cant onal ▁school ▁system , ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁non - ob lig atory ▁pre - school ▁are ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁political ▁districts . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁school ▁year , ▁the ▁political ▁district ▁provided ▁pre - school ▁care ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 5 5 ▁children ▁of ▁which ▁ 8 3 ▁children ▁( 5 3 . 5 %) ▁received ▁subs id ized ▁pre - school ▁care . ▁ ▁The ▁canton ' s ▁primary ▁school ▁program ▁requires ▁students ▁to ▁attend ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 1 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁municipal