Statistics Norway

Students in universities and colleges

2   Students, by age and type of college. Absolute figures and per cent. Preliminary figures. 1st October 20031
Age Total Universities State colleges Other colleges Total Universities State colleges Other colleges
  Absolute figures Per cent
Total  209 063 79 615 98 315 31 133  100.0 38.1 47.0 14.9
Below 19 years  237  114 81 42  100.0 48.1 34.2 17.7
19 years 7 161 3 232 3 075  854  100.0 45.1 42.9 11.9
20 ' 15 414 6 527 6 966 1 921  100.0 42.3 45.2 12.5
21 ' 18 661 7 497 8 465 2 699  100.0 40.2 45.4 14.5
22 ' 18 770 7 212 8 617 2 941  100.0 38.4 45.9 15.7
23 ' 17 721 7 466 7 560 2 695  100.0 42.1 42.7 15.2
24 ' 15 342 6 983 6 288 2 071  100.0 45.5 41.0 13.5
25 ' 12 857 6 362 4 948 1 547  100.0 49.5 38.5 12.0
26 ' 10 557 5 371 3 945 1 241  100.0 50.9 37.4 11.8
27 ' 8 653 4 341 3 311 1 001  100.0 50.2 38.3 11.6
28 ' 7 452 3 598 2 962  892  100.0 48.3 39.7 12.0
29 ' 6 328 2 766 2 672  890  100.0 43.7 42.2 14.1
30-34 years 22 399 7 400 11 322 3 677  100.0 33.0 50.5 16.4
35 years and above 47 511 10 746 28 103 8 662  100.0 22.6 59.2 18.2
                 
Males 83 437 35 670 34 360 13 407  100.0 42.8 41.2 16.1
Below 19 years 88 47 27 14  100.0 53.4 30.7 15.9
19 years 1 913  886  723  304  100.0 46.3 37.8 15.9
20 ' 5 829 2 516 2 507  806  100.0 43.2 43.0 13.8
21 ' 7 597 3 303 3 078 1 216  100.0 43.5 40.5 16.0
22 ' 7 809 3 291 3 106 1 412  100.0 42.1 39.8 18.1
23 ' 7 981 3 605 3 034 1 342  100.0 45.2 38.0 16.8
24 ' 7 133 3 456 2 687  990  100.0 48.5 37.7 13.9
25 ' 6 172 3 154 2 243  775  100.0 51.1 36.3 12.6
26 ' 4 939 2 639 1 720  580  100.0 53.4 34.8 11.7
27 ' 4 014 2 163 1 384  467  100.0 53.9 34.5 11.6
28 ' 3 378 1 776 1 203  399  100.0 52.6 35.6 11.8
29 ' 2 758 1 362  994  402  100.0 49.4 36.0 14.6
30-34 years 8 942 3 510 3 863 1 569  100.0 39.3 43.2 17.5
35 years and above 14 884 3 962 7 791 3 131  100.0 26.6 52.3 21.0
                 
Females  125 626 43 945 63 955 17 726  100.0 35.0 50.9 14.1
Below 19 years  149 67 54 28  100.0 45.0 36.2 18.8
19 years 5 248 2 346 2 352  550  100.0 44.7 44.8 10.5
20 ' 9 585 4 011 4 459 1 115  100.0 41.8 46.5 11.6
21 ' 11 064 4 194 5 387 1 483  100.0 37.9 48.7 13.4
22 ' 10 961 3 921 5 511 1 529  100.0 35.8 50.3 13.9
23 ' 9 740 3 861 4 526 1 353  100.0 39.6 46.5 13.9
24 ' 8 209 3 527 3 601 1 081  100.0 43.0 43.9 13.2
25 ' 6 685 3 208 2 705  772  100.0 48.0 40.5 11.5
26 ' 5 618 2 732 2 225  661  100.0 48.6 39.6 11.8
27 ' 4 639 2 178 1 927  534  100.0 46.9 41.5 11.5
28 ' 4 074 1 822 1 759  493  100.0 44.7 43.2 12.1
29 ' 3 570 1 404 1 678  488  100.0 39.3 47.0 13.7
30-34 years 13 457 3 890 7 459 2 108  100.0 28.9 55.4 15.7
35 years and above 32 627 6 784 20 312 5 531  100.0 20.8 62.3 17.0
1  Military colleges are not included.

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