Table

Graduations in higher education in Norway. Sex, level and parents` level of education
2006-20072015-20162016-2017
TotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemales
1Including graduations from programmes 4 years or less but also 2 years or longer.
2Including graduations from programmes longer than 4 years. Awarded doctoral degrees are not included
3Doctoral degrees.
Level and parents´level of education
Total37 52414 49623 02846 68118 12528 55651 00020 51330 487
 
Tertiary education, 4 years or less125 3088 87716 43131 62811 74719 88134 17613 08921 087
Mother or father has long tertiary education3 1491 3231 8264 0351 8552 1804 6452 1592 486
Mother or father has short tertiary education7 8242 9764 84811 4664 6406 82612 5675 1987 369
Mother or father has upper secondary education11 0113 5667 44512 4774 0398 43813 0604 4148 646
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education2 0215901 4311 9276041 3232 0226541 368
Not stated1 3034228811 7236091 1141 8826641 218
 
Tertiary education, more than 4 years211 2365 0536 18313 6855 6967 98915 3356 6748 661
Mother or father has long tertiary education2 5771 2191 3582 6551 1921 4633 1721 5211 651
Mother or father has short tertiary education3 5581 6261 9324 6881 9222 7665 4412 3533 088
Mother or father has upper secondary education3 2881 3891 8993 5981 3342 2643 8811 4972 384
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education490211279497168329573211362
Not stated1 3236087152 2471 0801 1672 2681 0921 176
 
Doctoral studies39805664141 3686826861 489750739
Mother or father has long tertiary education249136113288141147323150173
Mother or father has short tertiary education21812692314134180324142182
Mother or father has upper secondary education2191239622086134240113127
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education382315211011271314
Not stated25615898525311214575332243