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Students in higher education in Norway and abroad. Sex and field of education
	Numbers			Per cent			Per cent
	Total			Males			Females
	2006	2015	2016	2006	2015	2016	2006	2015	2016
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	222 975	283 115	288 989	39.8	40.2	40.3	60.2	59.8	59.7
General programmes¹	1 629	372	328	77.3	72.3	72.6	22.7	27.7	27.4
Humanities and arts	29 556	28 774	29 202	36.5	39.1	39.0	63.5	60.9	61.0
Education	30 185	41 554	43 996	26.0	25.9	26.7	74.0	74.1	73.3
Social sciences and law²	32 319	36 990	37 440	39.2	35.8	36.3	60.8	64.2	63.7
Business and administration²	39 478	53 706	55 567	46.1	44.9	45.2	53.9	55.1	54.8
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	34 180	49 876	50 760	67.9	66.6	66.6	32.1	33.4	33.4
Health, welfare and sport	48 820	58 542	59 313	22.8	22.1	22.2	77.2	77.9	77.8
Primary industries	1 127	1 375	1 497	48.8	51.1	51.8	51.2	48.9	48.2
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	2 594	9 468	8 613	73.0	68.0	67.1	27.0	32.0	32.9
Unspecified field of study	3 087	2 458	2 273	37.2	35.9	41.4	62.8	64.1	58.6

Students in Norway	211 229	266 428	273 227	39.7	40.2	40.5	60.2	59.8	59.5
General programmes¹	1 629	372	328	77.3	72.3	72.6	22.7	27.7	27.4
Humanities and arts	27 431	26 521	27 178	36.6	39.1	39.6	63.5	60.9	60.4
Education	30 015	41 464	43 901	26.0	25.9	26.7	74.0	74.1	73.3
Social sciences and law²	30 503	33 862	34 407	39.3	35.8	37.2	60.8	64.2	62.8
Business and administration²	37 230	50 081	52 165	45.8	44.9	45.2	53.9	55.1	54.8
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	32 955	47 929	48 713	68.4	66.6	67.2	32.1	33.4	32.8
Health, welfare and sport	44 818	53 522	54 417	21.3	22.1	20.9	77.2	77.9	79.1
Primary industries	1 073	1 331	1 466	50.5	51.1	52.7	51.2	48.9	47.3
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	2 593	9 458	8 600	73.0	68.0	67.0	27.0	32.0	33.0
Unspecified field of study	2 982	1 888	2 052	37.2	35.9	42.5	62.8	64.1	57.5

Norwegian students abroad	11 746	16 687	15 762	41.7	36.8	37.8	58.3	63.2	62.2
General programmes¹	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Humanities and arts	2 125	2 253	2 024	34.0	31.0	31.6	66.0	69.0	68.4
Education	170	90	95	24.1	13.3	17.9	75.9	86.7	82.1
Social sciences and law	1 816	3 128	3 033	37.5	25.3	26.1	62.5	74.7	73.9
Business and administration	2 248	3 625	3 402	51.2	45.1	45.3	48.8	54.9	54.7
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	1 225	1 947	2 047	55.6	50.1	53.1	44.4	49.9	46.9
Health, welfare and sport	4 002	5 020	4 896	39.3	37.1	36.7	60.7	62.9	63.3
Primary industries	54	44	31	14.8	9.1	12.9	85.2	90.9	87.1
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	1	10	13	100.0	80.0	92.3	0.0	20.0	7.7
Unspecified field of study	105	570	221	38.1	28.1	31.2	61.9	71.9	68.8