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Students in tertiary education in Norway and Norwegian students abroad, by sex and field of education. 1 October
	Absolute figures			Per cent			Per cent
	Total			Males			Females
	2004	2013	2014	2004	2013	2014	2004	2013	2014
¹Includes preparatory courses for university or university college education. Includes not preparatory course for engineering education as of 2014.
²A more detailed coding of education abroad makes the numbers less comparable in and between fields of education over time.
Fields of Education
Total	224 158	269 063	272 504	40.5	40.8	40.3	59.5	59.2	59.7
General programmes¹	1 341	1 964	319	83.4	75.7	65.5	16.6	24.3	34.5
Humanities and arts	31 383	28 636	28 242	37.1	38.3	38.3	62.9	61.7	61.7
Education	31 393	36 153	38 315	24.7	24.2	25.0	75.3	75.8	75.0
Social sciences and law²	30 597	35 500	35 907	39.7	36.5	35.9	60.3	63.5	64.1
Business and administration²	41 284	51 980	50 561	48.1	45.6	45.6	51.9	54.4	54.4
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	35 823	45 613	48 137	69.8	67.7	67.2	30.2	32.3	32.8
Health, welfare and sport	46 945	56 441	57 409	21.9	22.6	22.6	78.1	77.4	77.4
Primary industries	1 343	1 309	1 299	50.0	51.0	51.7	50.0	49.0	48.3
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	2 565	9 549	8 389	68.4	72.0	68.7	31.6	28.0	31.3
Unspecified field of study	1 484	1 918	3 926	42.6	37.7	38.6	57.4	62.3	61.4

Students in Norway	211 001	253 317	255 588	40.4	40.8	40.5	59.5	59.2	59.5
General programmes¹	1 341	1 964	319	83.4	75.7	65.5	16.6	24.3	34.5
Humanities and arts	28 893	26 309	25 892	37.2	38.3	39.1	62.9	61.7	60.9
Education	31 178	36 060	38 227	24.7	24.2	25.0	75.3	75.8	75.0
Social sciences and law²	30 597	32 600	32 851	39.7	36.5	36.9	60.3	63.5	63.1
Business and administration²	36 653	48 619	46 946	48.1	45.6	45.6	51.9	54.4	54.4
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	34 227	43 944	46 354	70.1	67.7	67.8	30.2	32.3	32.2
Health, welfare and sport	43 294	51 510	52 372	20.6	22.6	21.1	78.1	77.4	78.9
Primary industries	1 269	1 255	1 263	51.7	51.0	52.7	50.0	49.0	47.3
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	2 170	9 549	8 389	74.7	72.0	68.7	31.6	28.0	31.3
Unspecified field of study	1 379	1 507	2 975	42.9	37.7	40.5	57.4	62.3	59.5

Norwegian students abroad	13 157	15 746	16 916	43.5	38.7	37.1	56.5	61.3	62.9
General programmes¹	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Humanities and arts	2 490	2 327	2 350	35.8	32.5	29.7	64.2	67.5	70.3
Education	215	93	88	20.5	15.1	14.8	79.5	84.9	85.2
Social sciences and law	0	2 900	3 056	.	26.8	25.2	.	73.2	74.8
Business and administration	4 631	3 361	3 615	48.0	48.0	45.5	52.0	52.0	54.5
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	1 596	1 669	1 783	63.0	51.5	51.1	37.0	48.5	48.9
Health, welfare and sport	3 651	4 931	5 037	37.6	38.8	38.3	62.4	61.2	61.7
Primary industries	74	54	36	20.3	18.5	16.7	79.7	81.5	83.3
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	395	0	0	33.7	.	.	66.3	.	.
Unspecified field of study	105	411	951	39.0	36.0	32.6	61.0	64.0	67.4