Table

Participants in Norwegian for adult immigrants by agegroups and gender1
2011
TotalMalesMalesFemalesFemales
ParticipantsParticipantsParticipants (per cent)ParticipantsParticipants (per cent)
1The statistics includes alle persons wich has a right and/or a duty to Norwegian for adult immigrants who has participated in Norwegian during the year. The statistics also includes asylum seekers wich lives in special asylum houses. In 2011 there was 4 100 asylum seekers and in 2010 there was 5 000 asylum seekers in the statistics for Norwegian for adult immigrants. Statistics Norway do not have the national official identity number for the asylum seekers, therefore there is a quite large group with missing background informations in the statistics.
Agegroups
Total37 26116 41843.120 84354.7
16-25 years16 3848 27548.28 10946.7
26-35 years13 4715 34539.78 12660.3
36-45 years5 4132 00337.03 41063.0
46-55 years1 59860637.999262.1
56 years or older39518947.820652.2