Statistics Norway

Education statistics. Apprentices

1   Apprentices, by gender and field of study. Preliminary figures. 1 October 2003
Field of study Total Men Women Per cent women
1995 19 375 15 192 4 183 21.6
1996 27 216 20 085 7 131 26.2
1997 31 983 22 311 9 582 30.0
1998 32 350 22 710 9 640 29.8
1999 31 446 21 728 9 718 30.9
2000 29 945 20 533 9 412 31.4
2001 29 325 20 311 9 014 30.7
2002 29 085 20 394 8 691 29.9
2003 28 490 19 931 8 559 30.0
         
Fields of study 2003        
General, economics and management studies  716  664 52 7.3
Health and social studies 3 081  283 2 798 90.8
Agriculture, fishing and forestry  680  486  194 28.5
Arts, crafts and designs 2 538  122 2 416 95.2
Hotel and food processing trades 2 757 1 304 1 453 52.7
Building and construction trades 4 806 4 749 57 1.2
Technical building trades 1 724 1 627 97 5.6
Electrical trades 5 129 4 960  169 3.3
Engineering and mechanical trades 5 104 4 815  289 5.7
Chemical and processing trades  266  167 99 37.2
Woodworking trades  382  298 84 22.0
Media and communication  243  119  124 51.0
Retail and service 1 064  337  727 68.3

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