Table
| Numbers | Per cent | Per cent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Males | Females | |||||||
| 2005 | 2014 | 2015 | 2005 | 2014 | 2015 | 2005 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| 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 | 223 607 | 272 504 | 283 115 | 40.3 | 40.3 | 40.2 | 59.7 | 59.7 | 59.8 |
| General programmes1 | 1 480 | 319 | 372 | 81.6 | 65.5 | 72.3 | 18.4 | 34.5 | 27.7 |
| Humanities and arts | 32 253 | 28 242 | 28 774 | 36.8 | 38.3 | 39.1 | 63.2 | 61.7 | 60.9 |
| Education | 30 430 | 38 315 | 41 554 | 25.7 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 74.3 | 75.0 | 74.1 |
| Social sciences and law2 | 31 657 | 35 907 | 36 990 | 39.5 | 35.9 | 35.8 | 60.5 | 64.1 | 64.2 |
| Business and administration2 | 40 311 | 50 561 | 53 706 | 47.3 | 45.6 | 44.9 | 52.7 | 54.4 | 55.1 |
| Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 34 105 | 48 137 | 49 876 | 69.3 | 67.2 | 66.6 | 30.7 | 32.8 | 33.4 |
| Health, welfare and sport | 48 000 | 57 409 | 58 542 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.1 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.9 |
| Primary industries | 1 234 | 1 299 | 1 375 | 50.2 | 51.7 | 51.1 | 49.8 | 48.3 | 48.9 |
| Transport and communications, safety and security and other services | 2 978 | 8 389 | 9 468 | 69.9 | 68.7 | 68.0 | 30.1 | 31.3 | 32.0 |
| Unspecified field of study | 1 159 | 3 926 | 2 458 | 41.5 | 38.6 | 35.9 | 58.5 | 61.4 | 64.1 |
| Students in Norway | 211 264 | 255 588 | 266 428 | 40.2 | 40.3 | 40.4 | 59.7 | 59.7 | 59.6 |
| General programmes1 | 1 480 | 319 | 372 | 81.6 | 65.5 | 72.3 | 18.4 | 34.5 | 27.7 |
| Humanities and arts | 29 924 | 25 892 | 26 521 | 36.8 | 38.3 | 39.8 | 63.2 | 61.7 | 60.2 |
| Education | 30 232 | 38 227 | 41 464 | 25.7 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 74.3 | 75.0 | 74.0 |
| Social sciences and law2 | 31 657 | 32 851 | 33 862 | 39.5 | 35.9 | 36.8 | 60.5 | 64.1 | 63.2 |
| Business and administration2 | 36 271 | 46 946 | 50 081 | 47.5 | 45.6 | 44.9 | 52.7 | 54.4 | 55.1 |
| Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 32 693 | 46 354 | 47 929 | 69.7 | 67.2 | 67.3 | 30.7 | 32.8 | 32.7 |
| Health, welfare and sport | 44 183 | 52 372 | 53 522 | 21.4 | 22.6 | 20.7 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 79.3 |
| Primary industries | 1 159 | 1 263 | 1 331 | 52.4 | 51.7 | 52.4 | 49.8 | 48.3 | 47.6 |
| Transport and communications, safety and security and other services | 2 588 | 8 389 | 9 458 | 75.3 | 68.7 | 68.0 | 30.1 | 31.3 | 32.0 |
| Unspecified field of study | 1 077 | 2 975 | 1 888 | 42.1 | 38.6 | 38.2 | 58.5 | 61.4 | 61.8 |
| Norwegian students abroad | 12 343 | 16 916 | 16 687 | 42.4 | 37.1 | 36.8 | 57.6 | 62.9 | 63.2 |
| General programmes1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Humanities and arts | 2 329 | 2 350 | 2 253 | 35.9 | 29.7 | 31.0 | 64.1 | 70.3 | 69.0 |
| Education | 198 | 88 | 90 | 20.2 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 79.8 | 85.2 | 86.7 |
| Social sciences and law | 0 | 3 056 | 3 128 | . | 25.2 | 25.3 | . | 74.8 | 74.7 |
| Business and administration | 4 040 | 3 615 | 3 625 | 46.0 | 45.5 | 45.1 | 54.0 | 54.5 | 54.9 |
| Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 1 412 | 1 783 | 1 947 | 59.1 | 51.1 | 50.1 | 40.9 | 48.9 | 49.9 |
| Health, welfare and sport | 3 817 | 5 037 | 5 020 | 38.9 | 38.3 | 37.1 | 61.1 | 61.7 | 62.9 |
| Primary industries | 75 | 36 | 44 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 90.9 |
| Transport and communications, safety and security and other services | 390 | 0 | 10 | 34.1 | . | 80.0 | 65.9 | . | 20.0 |
| Unspecified field of study | 82 | 951 | 570 | 34.1 | 32.6 | 28.1 | 65.9 | 67.4 | 71.9 |