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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
	2007	2016	2017	2007	2016	2017	2007	2016	2017
¹Includes preparatory courses for university or university college education. Includes not preparatory course for engineering education as of 2014.
Fields of Education
Total	219 464	288 989	293 123	39.3	40.3	40.6	60.7	59.7	59.4
General programmes¹	1 764	328	292	77.9	72.6	74.0	22.1	27.4	26.0
Humanities and arts	26 706	29 202	29 588	35.9	39.0	39.2	64.1	61.0	60.8
Education	30 860	43 996	45 314	24.9	26.7	27.4	75.1	73.3	72.6
Social sciences and law	30 165	37 440	38 008	39.0	36.3	36.4	61.0	63.7	63.6
Business and administration	39 414	55 567	56 042	45.0	45.2	46.2	55.0	54.8	53.8
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	34 082	50 760	51 603	67.4	66.6	66.2	32.6	33.4	33.8
Health, welfare and sport	48 540	59 313	59 474	22.4	22.2	22.4	77.6	77.8	77.6
Primary industries	1 085	1 497	1 526	49.0	51.8	51.0	51.0	48.2	49.0
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	3 174	8 613	8 843	69.5	67.1	64.8	30.5	32.9	35.2
Unspecified field of study	3 674	2 273	2 433	39.3	41.4	37.9	60.7	58.6	62.1

Students in Norway	208 263	273 227	277 637	39.1	40.3	40.7	60.7	59.7	59.3
General programmes¹	1 764	328	292	77.9	72.6	74.0	22.1	27.4	26.0
Humanities and arts	24 874	27 178	27 696	36.1	39.0	39.7	64.1	61.0	60.3
Education	30 677	43 901	45 214	24.9	26.7	27.4	75.1	73.3	72.6
Social sciences and law	28 446	34 407	35 047	39.1	36.3	37.4	61.0	63.7	62.6
Business and administration	37 339	52 165	52 792	44.7	45.2	46.2	55.0	54.8	53.8
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	32 848	48 713	49 489	67.9	66.6	66.7	32.6	33.4	33.3
Health, welfare and sport	44 523	54 417	54 743	20.7	22.2	21.3	77.6	77.8	78.7
Primary industries	1 034	1 466	1 487	51.2	51.8	51.9	51.0	48.2	48.1
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	3 084	8 600	8 820	70.4	67.1	64.8	30.5	32.9	35.2
Unspecified field of study	3 674	2 052	2 057	39.3	41.4	40.0	60.7	58.6	60.0

Norwegian students abroad	11 201	15 762	15 486	41.9	37.8	38.0	58.1	62.2	62.0
General programmes¹	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Humanities and arts	1 832	2 024	1 892	32.6	31.6	32.7	67.4	68.4	67.3
Education	183	95	100	26.2	17.9	20.0	73.8	82.1	80.0
Social sciences and law	1 719	3 033	2 961	37.3	26.1	25.2	62.7	73.9	74.8
Business and administration	2 075	3 402	3 250	51.4	45.3	47.4	48.6	54.7	52.6
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	1 234	2 047	2 114	53.8	53.1	54.2	46.2	46.9	45.8
Health, welfare and sport	4 017	4 896	4 731	40.7	36.7	35.9	59.3	63.3	64.1
Primary industries	51	31	39	5.9	12.9	17.9	94.1	87.1	82.1
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	90	13	23	40.0	92.3	78.3	60.0	7.7	21.7
Unspecified field of study	0	221	376	.	31.2	26.1	.	68.8	73.9