 458 (or about 17.10% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 75 individuals (or about 2.80% of the population) did not answer the question.In Biel-Benken about 1,135 or (42.4%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 596 or (22.2%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule").Of the 596 who completed tertiary schooling, 60.6% were Swiss men, 28.2% were Swiss women, 6.4% were non-Swiss men and 4.9% were non-Swiss women.