▁ 8 . 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ) ▁belonged ▁to ▁no ▁church , ▁are ▁ag nost ic ▁or ▁at he ist , ▁and ▁ 1 7 6 ▁individuals ▁( or ▁about ▁ 4 . 3 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ) ▁did ▁not ▁answer ▁the ▁question . ▁ ▁Education ▁In ▁Br ü gg ▁about ▁ 5 3 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁have ▁completed ▁non - m and atory ▁upper ▁secondary ▁education , ▁and ▁ 1 5 . 8 % ▁have ▁completed ▁additional ▁higher ▁education ▁( e ither ▁university ▁or ▁a ▁Fach ho ch schule ). ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁ 4 1 2 ▁who ▁had ▁completed ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁t ert i ary ▁school ing ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁census , ▁ 6 6 . 7 % ▁were ▁Swiss ▁men , ▁ 2 2 . 6 % ▁were ▁Swiss ▁women , ▁ 6 . 8 % ▁were ▁non - Sw iss ▁men ▁and ▁ 3 . 9 % ▁were ▁non - Sw iss ▁women . ▁ ▁The ▁C anton ▁of ▁Bern ▁school ▁system ▁provides ▁one ▁year ▁of ▁non - ob lig atory ▁Kinder g arten , ▁followed ▁by ▁six ▁years ▁of ▁Primary ▁school . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁oblig atory ▁lower ▁Second ary ▁school ▁where ▁the ▁students ▁are ▁separated ▁according ▁to ▁ability ▁and ▁apt itude . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁lower ▁Second ary ▁students ▁may ▁attend ▁additional ▁school ing ▁or ▁they ▁may ▁enter ▁an ▁app rent ices hip . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 -