Statistics Norway

Throughput of students in tertiary education

1   Undergraduate courses1, by number of graduates in 2004/2005 and number of years2 since the student was first registered in tertiary education. Absolute figures and per cent
Course of study, duration Absolute figures.
Number of graduates		 Per cent
     Total      -3 years      4 years      5 years      6 years      7 years      8 years and over
Both sexes, total 22 598  100 36 22 12 8 4 19
                 
Teacher training programme, one-year 1 791  100 9 5 6 7 6 67
College diploma, two-year  918  100 47 11 9 6 6 22
                 
3 year degrees 16 866  100 44 22 11 7 4 13
Of these                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme 1 321  100 45 31 10 4 2 8
Vocational teacher, foundation programme  414  100 36 21 21 6 5 11
Engineering, foundation programme 1 878  100 52 20 10 6 3 10
Nursing, foundation programme 3 652  100 49 24 9 5 2 11
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing) 1 774  100 44 24 11 8 3 11
Bachelor degree, Health/Welfare/Sport 1 661  100 49 18 11 5 3 14
Bachelor degree, Humanities/Arts 1 338  100 28 23 14 9 4 22
Bachelor degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies  899  100 25 26 17 10 5 18
Bachelor degree, Business/Administration 2 752  100 48 16 12 7 4 13
Bachelor degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical Subjects  881  100 33 23 14 9 6 16
Bachelor degree, Primary Industries  118  100 42 14 11 13 6 14
Bachelor degree, Transport and Communications/Safety and Security/Other Services  132  100 39 15 11 12 5 17
                 
4 year degrees 3 023  100 1 34 22 13 8 22
Of these                
Business and Economics Degree  582  100 1 27 27 17 10 18
General teacher, foundation programme 1 996  100 1 39 22 12 7 19
Cand.mag.(Social Science)  259  100 4 10 17 9 8 52
                 
Men, total 7 620  100 35 19 12 8 5 21
Of these                
Teacher training programme, one-year  741  100 14 6 5 9 6 60
College diploma, two-year  419  100 48 11 9 8 5 19
                 
3 year degrees 5 431  100 43 20 11 7 4 15
Of these                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme 96  100 35 22 14 4 4 21
Vocational teacher, foundation programme 89  100 42 13 15 11 7 12
Engineering, foundation programme 1 542  100 53 20 9 6 3 9
Nursing, foundation programme  337  100 41 17 13 5 2 22
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing)  348  100 39 24 8 8 4 17
Bachelor degree, Health/Welfare/Sport  368  100 46 15 10 5 3 20
Bachelor degree, Humanities/Arts  439  100 30 25 13 7 3 21
Bachelor degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies  317  100 24 23 14 9 6 25
Bachelor degree, Business/Administration 1 115  100 47 17 12 7 5 13
Bachelor degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical Subjects  581  100 34 22 12 9 5 17
Bachelor degree, Primary Industries 71  100 52 13 8 7 4 15
Bachelor degree, Transport and Communications/Safety and Security/Other Services  111  100 40 18 7 14 4 18
                 
4 year degrees 1 029  100 1 30 22 15 10 22
Of these                
Business and Economics Degree  359  100 0 28 27 16 9 19
General teacher, foundation programme  523  100 1 37 20 14 9 20
Cand.mag.(Social Science) 89  100 4 9 17 12 11 46
                 
Women, total 14 978  100 36 23 13 7 4 18
Of these                
Teacher training programme, one-year 1 050  100 6 5 6 6 5 72
College diploma, two-year  499  100 46 11 9 5 6 24
                 
3 year degrees 11 435  100 44 23 12 7 3 12
Of these                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme 1 225  100 46 31 10 4 2 7
Vocational teacher, foundation programme  325  100 34 23 23 5 5 11
Engineering, foundation programme  336  100 43 19 13 8 5 12
Nursing, foundation programme 3 315  100 49 25 9 5 2 10
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing) 1 426  100 45 24 12 7 3 9
Bachelor degree, Health/Welfare/Sport 1 293  100 50 19 11 5 4 12
Bachelor degree, Humanities/Arts  899  100 27 22 15 9 4 23
Bachelor degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies  582  100 26 27 18 10 4 15
Bachelor degree, Business/Administration 1 637  100 49 16 12 7 4 12
Bachelor degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical Subjects  300  100 30 23 18 9 8 13
Bachelor degree, Primary Industries 47  100 26 17 15 21 9 13
Bachelor degree, Transport and Communications/Safety and Security/Other Services 21  100 38 - 33 5 10 14
                 
4 year degrees 1 994  100 1 36 23 12 7 22
Of these                
Business and Economics Degree  223  100 1 26 27 18 10 17
General teacher, foundation programme 1 473  100 1 40 22 12 6 19
Cand.mag.(Social Science)  170  100 4 11 17 7 6 55
1  The table consists of a selection of completed undergraduate courses. Some courses (primarily supplementary courses) are not included in the table.
2  Calculation of "number of years": -3 years = 40 months, 4 years = 41-52 months, 5 years = 53-64 months, 6 years = 65-76 months, 7 years = 77-88 months, 8 years and over = 89 months and over

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