Education
In Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus about 322 or (42.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 175 or (23.1%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 175 who completed tertiary schooling, 78.3% were Swiss men, 20.0% were Swiss women.
As of 2000, there were 84 students from Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus who attended schools outside the municipality.
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