Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

3 Entrepreneurs in newly-established limited companies in 2005, by survival of the enterprise in 2006, and the gender, age, national background and level of education of the entrepreneur
  Entrepreneur, total Number of entrepreneurs Survival percentage
  Survived Not survived Survived Not survived
Gender          
Total 18 543 12 833 5 710 69.2 30.8
Women 3 325 2 400  925 72.2 27.8
Men 15 218 10 433 4 785 68.6 31.4
           
Age groups          
Total 18 543 12 833 5 710 69.2 30.8
16-24 years  549  380  169 69.2 30.8
25-34 years 3 986 3 037  949 76.2 23.8
35-44 years 6 258 4 398 1 860 70.3 29.7
45-54 years 4 712 3 145 1 567 66.7 33.3
55-66 years 2 674 1 661 1 013 62.1 37.9
67 years and older  364  212  152 58.2 41.8
           
National background          
Total 18 543 12 833 5 710 69.2 30.8
Norwegian national background 17 569 12 142 5 427 69.1 30.9
Non-Norwegian citizen, living outside of Norway 65 48 17 73.8 26.2
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand  482  348  134 72.2 27.8
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except EU/EEA  427  295  132 72.2 27.8
           
           
Level of education          
Total 18 543 12 833 5 710 69.2 30.8
Lower secondary education 2 364 1 766  598 74.7 25.3
Upper secondary education 8 632 6 244 2 388 72.3 27.7
Tertiary education, short 4 943 3 201 1 742 64.8 35.2
Tertiary education, long 2 155 1 323  832 61.4 38.6
Other  449  299  150 66.6 33.4

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