sentences:  24,848 (or about 17.55% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 4,640 individuals (or about 3.28% of the population) did not answer the question.In the Arlesheim district about 59,226 or (41.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 24,217 or (17.1%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a "Fachhochschule").Of the 24,217 who completed tertiary schooling, 58.4% were Swiss men, 25.5% were Swiss women, 9.6% were non-Swiss men and 6.5% were non-Swiss women.