Table
| 2005 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Percentage women | Total | Percentage women | |
| 1The number of unknown can mainly be explained by lack of information on county of residence at the age 16 for students born before 1957. | ||||
| County of residence at the age of 16 | ||||
| Total | 223 607 | 59.7 | 283 115 | 59.8 |
| Østfold | 9 629 | 59.1 | 12 943 | 59.7 |
| Akershus | 20 636 | 57.0 | 32 093 | 57.6 |
| Oslo | 16 674 | 57.1 | 24 832 | 55.6 |
| Hedmark | 7 808 | 61.1 | 9 948 | 61.6 |
| Oppland | 7 826 | 61.4 | 9 360 | 62.0 |
| Buskerud | 9 449 | 60.2 | 12 686 | 61.0 |
| Vestfold | 8 996 | 59.2 | 12 393 | 59.2 |
| Telemark | 7 247 | 60.9 | 9 008 | 60.3 |
| Aust-Agder | 4 808 | 57.0 | 5 726 | 58.9 |
| Vest-Agder | 7 180 | 56.0 | 9 093 | 60.4 |
| Rogaland | 17 038 | 58.5 | 22 029 | 60.3 |
| Hordaland | 19 459 | 59.5 | 25 362 | 60.7 |
| Sogn og Fjordane | 5 637 | 61.8 | 6 707 | 62.5 |
| Møre og Romsdal | 12 562 | 59.6 | 13 946 | 62.6 |
| Sør-Trøndelag | 12 091 | 59.0 | 14 442 | 60.7 |
| Nord-Trøndelag | 6 778 | 61.0 | 7 575 | 63.6 |
| Nordland | 12 287 | 60.9 | 13 174 | 61.6 |
| Troms Romsa | 7 669 | 61.6 | 9 005 | 60.7 |
| Finnmark Finnmárku | 3 657 | 63.4 | 3 979 | 65.2 |
| Abroad | 10 166 | 60.3 | 15 577 | 61.7 |
| County not stated1 | 16 010 | 63.8 | 13 237 | 52.7 |