Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

5   Owners of sole proprietorships , by gender and level of education. 1 January 2005
Level of education Owners total Gender
Women Men Women.
Per cent
Men.
Per cent
Total  155 488 39 904  115 584  100.0  100.0
Lower secondary education 17 509 2 959 14 550 7.4 12.6
Upper secondary education 86 181 20 504 65 677 51.4 56.8
Tertiary education, short1 29 372 10 504 18 868 26.3 16.3
Tertiary education, long2 17 019 4 569 12 450 11.4 10.8
Other3 5 407 1 368 4 039 3.4 3.5
1  Tertiary education, short, comprises higher education 4 years or shorter.
2  Tertiary education, long, comprises higher education more than 4 years.
3  Other include persons with no completed education and those who haven't registred any information about education.

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