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Graduations and credits awarded in higher education in Norway. Type of institution, sex and immigration category1
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2012-20132015-20162016-2017
1As some university colleges were merged in 2016, there was a decrease in the number of students in university colleges, as well as a corresponding increase in the number of students in universities and in specialized universities.
2Ordinary students are those registered per 1 October yyyy and are not in continuing education.
 
Graduations
Total100.0100.0100.0
Universities43.052.051.4
Specialised university institutions9.711.113.2
State university colleges38.528.827.2
Military university colleges0.60.40.4
Other university colleges8.27.67.8
 
Males39.038.840.2
Females61.061.259.8
 
Immigrants10.511.111.2
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents1.62.22.5
Other population88.086.786.3
 
Credits awarded to ordinary full-time students2
Total100.0100.0100.0
Students with 0 credits7.27.77.6
Students with 1-29 credits8.78.37.9
Students with 30-59 credits30.428.428.5
Students with 60 credits or more53.755.656.0