Statistics Norway

Degrees from universities and colleges

1 Graduations1 in tertiary education ,by gender, level of degree and type of institution. 1998/99, 2007/08, 2008/09
Level and degree, type of institution 1998/99 2007/08 2008/09
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Total 29 422 12 266 17 156 34 099 13 241 20 858 34 119 13 050 21 069
Universities 7 780 3 810 3 970 13 023 5 228 7 795 13 244 5 260 7 984
Specialised university institutions 1 350  768  582 1 752  996  756 4 266 2 255 2 011
State university colleges 15 911 5 378 10 533 14 261 4 812 9 449 14 048 4 624 9 424
Military colleges  685  634 51  174  155 19  161  149 12
Other university colleges2 3 696 1 676 2 020 4 889 2 050 2 839 2 400  762 1 638
Tertiary education, short and medium3 22 360 8 291 14 069 24 660 9 027 15 633 24 264 8 719 15 545
Universities 2 367  937 1 430 5 939 2 119 3 820 6 155 2 186 3 969
Specialised university institutions  745  454  291 1 052  627  425 2 663 1 396 1 267
State university colleges 15 691 5 225 10 466 13 444 4 509 8 935 13 132 4 321 8 811
Military colleges  257  239 18  150  133 17  135  128 7
Other university colleges2 3 300 1 436 1 864 4 075 1 639 2 436 2 179  688 1 491
Tertiary education, long4 7 062 3 975 3 087 9 439 4 214 5 225 9 855 4 331 5 524
Universities 5 413 2 873 2 540 7 084 3 109 3 975 7 089 3 074 4 015
Specialised university institutions  605  314  291  700  369  331 1 603  859  744
State colleges  220  153 67  817  303  514  916  303  613
Military colleges  428  395 33 24 22 2 26 21 5
Other university colleges2  396  240  156  814  411  403  221 74  147
1  Doctoral degrees are not included.
2  Includes Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Norwegian Police University College and private colleges.
3  Including graduations from programmes 4 years or less but also 2 years or longer.
4  Including graduations from programmes longer than 4 years.

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