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Students in tertiary education in Norway and Norwegian students abroad, by gender and field of education. 1 October
	Absolute figures			Per cent			Per cent
	Total			Males			Females
	2003	2012	2013	2003	2012	2013	2003	2012	2013
¹Number of students at accredited web-based schools are missing for 2013.
²Includes preparatory courses for university or university college education.
³A more detailed coding of education abroad makes the numbers less comparable in and between fields of education over time.
Fields of Education
Total¹	223 904	261 164	269 063	40.4	40.0	40.8	59.6	60.0	59.2
General programmes²	181	1 894	1 964	81.2	77.9	75.7	18.8	22.1	24.3
Humanities and arts	30 834	29 426	28 636	36.5	37.7	38.3	63.5	62.3	61.7
Education	31 088	35 923	36 153	24.3	24.3	24.2	75.7	75.7	75.8
Social sciences and law³	30 578	35 331	35 500	39.3	36.7	36.5	60.7	63.3	63.5
Business and administration³	43 133	50 237	51 980	47.8	45.2	45.6	52.2	54.8	54.4
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	37 220	42 936	45 613	69.7	68.2	67.7	30.3	31.8	32.3
Health, welfare and sport	45 806	56 136	56 441	21.6	22.5	22.6	78.4	77.5	77.4
Primary industries	1 346	1 251	1 309	52.0	50.3	51.0	48.0	49.7	49.0
Transport and communications, safty and security and other services	2 773	6 478	9 549	68.6	67.4	72.0	31.4	32.6	28.0
Unspecified field of study	945	1 552	1 918	37.4	37.8	37.7	62.6	62.2	62.3

Students in Norway	209 770	245 572	253 317	40.1	40.0	40.9	59.6	60.0	59.1
General programmes²	181	1 894	1 964	81.2	77.9	75.7	18.8	22.1	24.3
Humanities and arts	28 247	27 309	26 309	36.6	37.7	38.8	63.5	62.3	61.2
Education	30 879	35 725	36 060	24.3	24.3	24.2	75.7	75.7	75.8
Social sciences and law³	30 578	32 203	32 600	39.3	36.7	37.4	60.7	63.3	62.6
Business and administration³	37 677	46 948	48 619	47.6	45.2	45.4	52.2	54.8	54.6
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	35 470	41 367	43 944	69.8	68.2	68.3	30.3	31.8	31.7
Health, welfare and sport	42 222	51 156	51 510	20.4	22.5	21.1	78.4	77.5	78.9
Primary industries	1 272	1 206	1 255	53.6	50.3	52.4	48.0	49.7	47.6
Transport and communications, safty and security and other services	2 348	6 215	9 549	75.3	67.4	72.0	31.4	32.6	28.0
Unspecified field of study	896	1 549	1 507	36.8	37.8	38.2	62.6	62.2	61.8

Norwegian students abroad	14 134	15 592	15 746	44.7	38.5	38.7	55.3	61.5	61.3
General programmes²	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Humanities and arts	2 587	2 117	2 327	35.1	30.8	32.5	64.9	69.2	67.5
Education	209	198	93	22.5	40.9	15.1	77.5	59.1	84.9
Social sciences and law³	0	3 128	2 900	.	28.1	26.8	.	71.9	73.2
Business and administration³	5 456	3 289	3 361	49.2	47.4	48.0	50.8	52.6	52.0
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	1 750	1 569	1 669	68.6	51.7	51.5	31.4	48.3	48.5
Health, welfare and sport	3 584	4 980	4 931	36.3	38.5	38.8	63.7	61.5	61.2
Primary industries	74	45	54	24.3	20.0	18.5	75.7	80.0	81.5
Transport and communications, safty and security and other services	425	263	0	31.8	38.8	.	68.2	61.2	.
Unspecified field of study	49	3	411	46.9	100.0	36.0	53.1	0.0	64.0