Education
In Wisen about 176 or (41.9%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 46 or (11.0%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 46 who completed tertiary schooling, 76.1% were Swiss men, 15.2% were Swiss women. As of 2000, there were 11 students in Wisen who came from another municipality, while 28 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
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