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Field of education for students in Norway and abroad
	Numbers			Per cent			Per cent
	Total			Males			Females
	2008	2017	2018	2008	2017	2018	2008	2017	2018
¹Includes preparatory courses for university or university college education. Includes not preparatory course for engineering education as of 2014.
Fields of Education
Total	225 469	293 123	293 287	39.0	40.6	40.5	61.0	59.4	59.5
General programmes¹	1 726	292	387	76.7	74.0	77.3	23.3	26.0	22.7
Humanities and arts	27 196	29 588	29 987	36.2	39.2	39.8	63.8	60.8	60.2
Education	30 498	45 314	47 870	23.7	27.4	28.0	76.3	72.6	72.0
Social sciences and law	31 286	38 008	38 325	38.4	36.4	36.0	61.6	63.6	64.0
Business and administration	42 544	56 042	54 631	44.7	46.2	47.1	55.3	53.8	52.9
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	35 334	51 603	52 028	66.6	66.2	65.9	33.4	33.8	34.1
Health, welfare and sport	50 357	59 474	59 453	22.1	22.4	22.6	77.9	77.6	77.4
Primary industries	1 083	1 526	1 591	49.5	51.0	49.8	50.5	49.0	50.2
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	3 769	8 843	7 039	68.8	64.8	62.6	31.2	35.2	37.4
Unspecified field of study	1 676	2 433	1 976	40.6	37.9	37.0	59.4	62.1	63.0

Students in Norway	214 183	277 637	278 334	38.9	40.6	40.6	61.0	59.4	59.4
General programmes¹	1 726	292	387	76.7	74.0	77.3	23.3	26.0	22.7
Humanities and arts	25 449	27 696	28 120	36.5	39.2	40.2	63.8	60.8	59.8
Education	30 315	45 214	47 769	23.6	27.4	28.0	76.3	72.6	72.0
Social sciences and law	29 465	35 047	35 455	38.7	36.4	36.9	61.6	63.6	63.1
Business and administration	40 400	52 792	51 606	44.4	46.2	46.9	55.3	53.8	53.1
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	34 080	49 489	49 898	67.1	66.2	66.4	33.4	33.8	33.6
Health, welfare and sport	46 310	54 743	54 828	20.5	22.4	21.5	77.9	77.6	78.5
Primary industries	1 048	1 487	1 552	50.7	51.0	50.6	50.5	49.0	49.4
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	3 715	8 820	7 024	69.2	64.8	62.6	31.2	35.2	37.4
Unspecified field of study	1 675	2 057	1 695	40.7	37.9	38.6	59.4	62.1	61.4

Norwegian students abroad	11 286	15 486	14 953	41.3	38.0	38.5	58.7	62.0	61.5
General programmes¹	0	0	0	.	.	.	.	.	.
Humanities and arts	1 747	1 892	1 867	32.8	32.7	33.3	67.2	67.3	66.7
Education	183	100	101	30.1	20.0	30.7	69.9	80.0	69.3
Social sciences and law	1 821	2 961	2 870	34.4	25.2	24.5	65.6	74.8	75.5
Business and administration	2 144	3 250	3 025	51.5	47.4	50.1	48.5	52.6	49.9
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects	1 254	2 114	2 130	52.2	54.2	54.1	47.8	45.8	45.9
Health, welfare and sport	4 047	4 731	4 625	40.1	35.9	35.6	59.9	64.1	64.4
Primary industries	35	39	39	14.3	17.9	17.9	85.7	82.1	82.1
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services	54	23	15	44.4	78.3	53.3	55.6	21.7	46.7
Unspecified field of study	1	376	281	0.0	26.1	27.0	100.0	73.9	73.0