Statistics Norway

Education level in the population

4 Population 16 years and over, by level of education and field of education. 2008
Gender and education (level and field of education) Total Age
16-19 years 20-24 years 25-29 years 30-39 years 40-49 years 50-59 years 60-66 years 67 years and above
Total 3 827 774  255 730  293 272  300 733  679 770  687 575  608 452  376 724  625 518
                   
Below upper secondary 1 093 471  218 739 87 718 58 672  104 872  155 394  118 202 90 344  259 530
Lower secondary education, 7 years  242 965 - - - - 89 13 332 27 219  202 325
Lower secondary education  630 444  216 797 84 466 52 479 85 968  133 354 52 381 4 169  830
Other  220 062 1 942 3 252 6 193 18 904 21 951 52 489 58 956 56 375
                   
Upper secondary education  553 302 42  285  524 34 889 51 800  150 106  118 761  196 895
General subjects  146 508 22  129  219 1 237 1 309 32 189 42 446 68 957
Humanities and Arts 18 024 1 3 15 1 759 2 240 5 639 2 781 5 586
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 1 018 - 2 5 48  155  295  217  296
Social sciences and Law 74 - 2 6 34 19 10 1 2
Business and Administration  128 532 - 7 29 5 416 12 230 38 569 28 014 44 267
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects  113 930 1 17 52 14 749 15 600 38 643 20 226 24 642
Health, Welfare and Sport 83 144 5 7 9 8 052 13 235 21 388 12 815 27 633
Primary Industries 32 607 - 1 3 1 678 5 370 6 922 5 535 13 098
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 28 374 - 1 7 1 460 1 398 6 380 6 715 12 413
Other fields of education 1 091 13  116  179  456  244 71 11 1
                   
Upper secondary advanced courses  930 928 29 983  138 765 92 731  202 222  205 186  131 906 64 131 66 004
General subjects  255 005 17 811 56 415 23 021 45 069 51 667 28 987 13 589 18 446
Humanities and Arts 35 950 2 827 11 367 6 397 5 800 3 327 2 238 1 277 2 717
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 1 275 - 1 8  202  256  355  175  278
Social sciences and Law 4 509 1 294 2 899 47  100  102 37 15 15
Business and Administration  108 419 3 527 13 817 6 269 30 330 29 783 14 405 6 154 4 134
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects  313 940  669 31 089 34 476 77 739 79 539 44 047 22 822 23 559
Health, Welfare and Sport  140 043 3 325 16 304 15 088 25 149 25 566 30 805 13 367 10 439
Primary Industries 19 112  408 2 612 2 619 6 223 3 637 2 543  674  396
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 51 400  119 4 232 4 710 11 214 10 998 8 211 5 954 5 962
Other fields of education 1 275 3 29 96  396  311  278  104 58
                   
Intermediate level 96 974 36 4 656 6 471 20 804 27 211 20 182 8 762 8 852
General subjects 12 908 22  999  904 3 582 4 536 2 417  392 56
Humanities and Arts 2 751 7  855  519  640  363  262 88 17
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 35 - - 1 7 10 7 6 4
Social sciences and Law  535 2  182 68  160 93 13 13 4
Business and Administration 28 586 1  423  661 4 087 7 653 6 869 4 539 4 353
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects 38 942 1  486 2 216 10 818 13 060 8 232 2 285 1 844
Health, Welfare and Sport  852 - 43 94  249  263  155 38 10
Primary Industries  122 - 9 21 12 38 38 2 2
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 11 987 2 1 644 1 953 1 168 1 111 2 151 1 396 2 562
Other fields of education  256 1 15 34 81 84 38 3 -
                   
University and colleges, lower level  742 537 22 44 197 85 833  190 701  162 553  130 282 65 514 63 435
General subjects  171 - 5 16 65 48 21 12 4
Humanities and Arts 76 062 10 4 668 8 545 21 984 16 253 13 853 5 581 5 168
Teacher Training and Pedagogy  182 879 - 5 702 14 245 43 486 35 246 39 530 23 693 20 977
Social sciences and Law 40 903 - 7 330 8 858 10 045 6 773 4 745 1 880 1 272
Business and Administration  123 486 - 7 500 15 692 34 511 34 005 17 045 8 009 6 724
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects  109 250 3 7 831 12 775 22 242 22 804 19 477 11 903 12 215
Health, Welfare and Sport  176 353 6 10 527 22 855 44 622 38 506 31 554 12 835 15 448
Primary Industries 2 437 -  225  437  908  562  200 51 54
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 20 237 1  348 2 122 9 789 4 917 1 526  615  919
Other fields of education 10 759 2 61  288 3 049 3 439 2 331  935  654
                   
University and colleges, higher level  233 835 5  870 22 402 68 520 53 249 42 493 23 827 22 469
General subjects 56 - 1 2 22 18 7 4 2
Humanities and Arts 28 175 - 58 2 106 8 193 5 181 5 571 3 964 3 102
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 7 984 - 14  429 1 689 1 327 2 181 1 330 1 014
Social sciences and Law 43 472 1  120 4 588 14 611 10 286 7 338 3 765 2 763
Business and Administration 16 473 -  145 3 511 7 358 3 511 1 447  407 94
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects 78 347 -  222 7 533 22 332 19 567 12 986 7 669 8 038
Health, Welfare and Sport 44 342 4  298 3 740 11 615 9 054 9 441 4 930 5 260
Primary Industries 6 873 - 6  269 1 595 1 727 1 467  702 1 107
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 5 879 - 3  138  536 1 995 1 598  737  872
Other fields of education 2 234 - 3 86  569  583  457  319  217
                   
Unknown  176 727 6 903 16 781 34 100 57 762 32 182 15 281 5 385 8 333
                   
Males 1 897 398  131 521  149 780  152 722  347 053  353 511  309 198  189 246  264 367
                   
Below upper secondary  533 022  115 656 52 423 34 910 56 941 79 247 58 446 42 196 93 203
Lower secondary education, 7 years 96 617 - - - - 51 7 290 15 131 74 145
Lower secondary education  340 363  114 686 50 574 31 593 47 603 67 670 26 088 1 880  269
Other 96 042  970 1 849 3 317 9 338 11 526 25 068 25 185 18 789
                   
Upper secondary education, basic level  237 011 17  163  321 18 031 23 368 68 921 50 960 75 230
General subjects 44 172 10 72  131  609  623 11 570 13 990 17 167
Humanities and Arts 1 918 - 2 9  376  349  545  239  398
Teacher Training and Pedagogy  633 - - 1 18 99  220  133  162
Social sciences and Law 41 - 1 3 17 11 7 1 1
Business and Administration 36 309 - 3 14 2 127 3 046 10 559 7 964 12 596
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects  102 353 1 12 38 12 146 13 087 35 706 18 680 22 683
Health, Welfare and Sport 2 615 1 4 3  625 1 120  499  196  167
Primary Industries 29 243 - - 1 1 256 4 281 6 143 5 160 12 402
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 19 028 - 1 4  566  593 3 624 4 587 9 653
Other fields of education  699 5 68  117  291  159 48 10 1
                   
Upper secondary advanced courses  517 074 12 115 70 485 52 899  114 701  116 041 73 431 38 279 39 123
General subjects  113 584 6 969 24 371 11 269 20 948 22 286 13 551 6 758 7 432
Humanities and Arts 9 987  604 2 379 1 763 1 524  928  804  594 1 391
Teacher Training and Pedagogy  352 - - 3 56 71 91 63 68
Social sciences and Law 2 068  607 1 281 25 59 61 20 7 8
Business and Administration 46 619 1 751 7 322 3 286 10 077 9 649 7 745 3 966 2 823
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects  283 930  630 27 969 31 094 68 007 71 020 40 895 21 615 22 700
Health, Welfare and Sport 16 938 1 426 4 631 2 423 3 524 2 350 1 750  483  351
Primary Industries 13 104  125 1 224 1 615 4 269 2 695 2 176  621  379
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 29 629 1 1 292 1 347 5 955 6 770 6 222 4 105 3 937
Other fields of education  863 2 16 74  282  211  177 67 34
                   
Intermediate level 64 847 31 3 185 5 019 14 371 17 564 13 535 5 285 5 857
General subjects 7 934 20  820  754 2 284 2 502 1 362  162 30
Humanities and Arts  959 6  259  143  170  143  171 55 12
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 26 - - - 4 5 7 6 4
Social sciences and Law  342 2  108 43  110 58 8 9 4
Business and Administration 7 387 - 92  128  778 1 642 1 930 1 411 1 406
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects 36 754 1  460 2 083 9 941 12 244 7 939 2 247 1 839
Health, Welfare and Sport 97 - 2 9 25 41 19 - 1
Primary Industries  102 - 9 12 9 33 35 2 2
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 11 107 2 1 424 1 823 1 013  855 2 041 1 390 2 559
Other fields of education  139 - 11 24 37 41 23 3 -
                   
University and colleges, lower level  306 785 6 15 497 32 406 74 933 65 999 56 837 31 705 29 402
General subjects  125 - 4 12 42 42 15 8 2
Humanities and Arts 30 088 1 1 554 3 234 9 018 6 505 6 034 2 057 1 685
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 53 168 - 1 007 3 277 10 116 8 546 12 526 9 201 8 495
Social sciences and Law 18 374 - 2 417 3 726 4 532 3 154 2 634 1 076  835
Business and Administration 66 807 - 3 414 7 417 17 105 17 696 10 648 5 691 4 836
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects 90 440 2 5 218 9 520 17 188 18 107 17 608 11 183 11 614
Health, Welfare and Sport 24 790 2 1 526 3 418 7 246 5 784 4 759 1 398  657
Primary Industries 1 590 -  102  220  591  426  156 44 51
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 16 283 -  236 1 450 7 844 4 028 1 303  544  878
Other fields of education 5 120 1 19  132 1 251 1 711 1 154  503  349
                   
University and colleges, higher level  143 175 4  321 10 730 35 793 31 368 28 775 18 102 18 082
General subjects 37 - 1 - 14 11 6 3 2
Humanities and Arts 13 734 - 15  756 3 235 2 254 3 015 2 412 2 047
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 2 577 - - 63  319  304  669  598  624
Social sciences and Law 22 768 1 25 1 693 6 224 4 987 4 779 2 851 2 208
Business and Administration 9 906 - 64 1 841 4 384 2 294  932  307 84
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects 60 464 -  115 4 872 15 374 14 310 11 156 7 083 7 554
Health, Welfare and Sport 21 883 3 95 1 243 4 641 3 917 5 215 3 291 3 478
Primary Industries 4 887 - 1  113  821 1 038 1 184  651 1 079
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 5 524 - 2 93  447 1 874 1 551  708  849
Other fields of education 1 395 - 3 56  334  379  268  198  157
                   
Unknown 95 484 3 692 7 706 16 437 32 283 19 924 9 253 2 719 3 470
                   
Females 1 930 376  124 209  143 492  148 011  332 717  334 064  299 254  187 478  361 151
                   
Below upper secondary  560 449  103 083 35 295 23 762 47 931 76 147 59 756 48 148  166 327
Lower secondary education, 7 years  146 348 - - - - 38 6 042 12 088  128 180
Lower secondary education  290 081  102 111 33 892 20 886 38 365 65 684 26 293 2 289  561
Other  124 020  972 1 403 2 876 9 566 10 425 27 421 33 771 37 586
                   
Upper secondary education, basic level  316 291 25  122  203 16 858 28 432 81 185 67 801  121 665
General subjects  102 336 12 57 88  628  686 20 619 28 456 51 790
Humanities and Arts 16 106 1 1 6 1 383 1 891 5 094 2 542 5 188
Teacher Training and Pedagogy  385 - 2 4 30 56 75 84  134
Social sciences and Law 33 - 1 3 17 8 3 - 1
Business and Administration 92 223 - 4 15 3 289 9 184 28 010 20 050 31 671
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects 11 577 - 5 14 2 603 2 513 2 937 1 546 1 959
Health, Welfare and Sport 80 529 4 3 6 7 427 12 115 20 889 12 619 27 466
Primary Industries 3 364 - 1 2  422 1 089  779  375  696
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 9 346 - - 3  894  805 2 756 2 128 2 760
Other fields of education  392 8 48 62  165 85 23 1 -
                   
Upper secondary advanced courses  413 854 17 868 68 280 39 832 87 521 89 145 58 475 25 852 26 881
General subjects  141 421 10 842 32 044 11 752 24 121 29 381 15 436 6 831 11 014
Humanities and Arts 25 963 2 223 8 988 4 634 4 276 2 399 1 434  683 1 326
Teacher Training and Pedagogy  923 - 1 5  146  185  264  112  210
Social sciences and Law 2 441  687 1 618 22 41 41 17 8 7
Business and Administration 61 800 1 776 6 495 2 983 20 253 20 134 6 660 2 188 1 311
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects 30 010 39 3 120 3 382 9 732 8 519 3 152 1 207  859
Health, Welfare and Sport  123 105 1 899 11 673 12 665 21 625 23 216 29 055 12 884 10 088
Primary Industries 6 008  283 1 388 1 004 1 954  942  367 53 17
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 21 771  118 2 940 3 363 5 259 4 228 1 989 1 849 2 025
Other fields of education  412 1 13 22  114  100  101 37 24
                   
Intermediate level 32 127 5 1 471 1 452 6 433 9 647 6 647 3 477 2 995
General subjects 4 974 2  179  150 1 298 2 034 1 055  230 26
Humanities and Arts 1 792 1  596  376  470  220 91 33 5
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 9 - - 1 3 5 - - -
Social sciences and Law  193 - 74 25 50 35 5 4 -
Business and Administration 21 199 1  331  533 3 309 6 011 4 939 3 128 2 947
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects 2 188 - 26  133  877  816  293 38 5
Health, Welfare and Sport  755 - 41 85  224  222  136 38 9
Primary Industries 20 - - 9 3 5 3 - -
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services  880 -  220  130  155  256  110 6 3
Other fields of education  117 1 4 10 44 43 15 - -
                   
University and colleges, lower level  435 752 16 28 700 53 427  115 768 96 554 73 445 33 809 34 033
General subjects 46 - 1 4 23 6 6 4 2
Humanities and Arts 45 974 9 3 114 5 311 12 966 9 748 7 819 3 524 3 483
Teacher Training and Pedagogy  129 711 - 4 695 10 968 33 370 26 700 27 004 14 492 12 482
Social sciences and Law 22 529 - 4 913 5 132 5 513 3 619 2 111  804  437
Business and Administration 56 679 - 4 086 8 275 17 406 16 309 6 397 2 318 1 888
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects 18 810 1 2 613 3 255 5 054 4 697 1 869  720  601
Health, Welfare and Sport  151 563 4 9 001 19 437 37 376 32 722 26 795 11 437 14 791
Primary Industries  847 -  123  217  317  136 44 7 3
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services 3 954 1  112  672 1 945  889  223 71 41
Other fields of education 5 639 1 42  156 1 798 1 728 1 177  432  305
                   
University and colleges, higher level 90 660 1  549 11 672 32 727 21 881 13 718 5 725 4 387
General subjects 19 - - 2 8 7 1 1 -
Humanities and Arts 14 441 - 43 1 350 4 958 2 927 2 556 1 552 1 055
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 5 407 - 14  366 1 370 1 023 1 512  732  390
Social sciences and Law 20 704 - 95 2 895 8 387 5 299 2 559  914  555
Business and Administration 6 567 - 81 1 670 2 974 1 217  515  100 10
Natural sciences, Vocational and Technical subjects 17 883 -  107 2 661 6 958 5 257 1 830  586  484
Health, Welfare and Sport 22 459 1  203 2 497 6 974 5 137 4 226 1 639 1 782
Primary Industries 1 986 - 5  156  774  689  283 51 28
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services  355 - 1 45 89  121 47 29 23
Other fields of education  839 - - 30  235  204  189  121 60
                   
Unknown 81 243 3 211 9 075 17 663 25 479 12 258 6 028 2 666 4 863

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