Statistics Norway

Students in universities and colleges

2   Students, by type of institution, gender and age. 1 October 2006. Absolute figures and per cent
Age Total Universities and specialised university colleges Public university colleges Other university colleges1 Total Universities and specialised university colleges Public university colleges Other university colleges1
  Absolute figures Per cent
Total  211 559 87 562 93 169 30 828       100.0 41.4 44.0 14.6
Under 19 years  258  106  118 34  100.0 41.1 45.7 13.2
19 years 9 154 4 094 3 920 1 140  100.0 44.7 42.8 12.5
20 " 16 572 7 469 6 711 2 392  100.0 45.1 40.5 14.4
21 " 19 734 8 464 8 378 2 892  100.0 42.9 42.5 14.7
22 " 19 842 8 821 8 241 2 780  100.0 44.5 41.5 14.0
23 " 17 754 8 469 6 892 2 393  100.0 47.7 38.8 13.5
24 " 15 695 8 167 5 621 1 907  100.0 52.0 35.8 12.2
25 " 12 551 6 799 4 282 1 470  100.0 54.2 34.1 11.7
26 " 10 351 5 565 3 570 1 216  100.0 53.8 34.5 11.7
27 " 8 177 4 166 2 993 1 018  100.0 50.9 36.6 12.4
28 " 6 755 3 285 2 550  920  100.0 48.6 37.7 13.6
29 " 5 656 2 608 2 289  759  100.0 46.1 40.5 13.4
30-34 years 20 912 7 750 9 903 3 259  100.0 37.1 47.4 15.6
35 years and above 47 913 11 786 27 632 8 495  100.0 24.6 57.7 17.7
Age unknown  235 13 69  153  100.0 5.5 29.4 65.1
                 
Men 83 988 38 230 32 846 12 912  100.0 45.5 39.1 15.4
Under 19 years  121 45 65 11  100.0 37.2 53.7 9.1
19 years 2 963 1 407 1 111  445  100.0 47.5 37.5 15.0
20 " 5 978 2 883 2 114  981  100.0 48.2 35.4 16.4
21 " 7 930 3 691 2 986 1 253  100.0 46.5 37.7 15.8
22 " 8 449 3 956 3 197 1 296  100.0 46.8 37.8 15.3
23 " 8 038 3 976 2 861 1 201  100.0 49.5 35.6 14.9
24 " 7 164 3 907 2 381  876  100.0 54.5 33.2 12.2
25 " 5 669 3 159 1 803  707  100.0 55.7 31.8 12.5
26 " 4 685 2 597 1 498  590  100.0 55.4 32.0 12.6
27 " 3 709 1 993 1 242  474  100.0 53.7 33.5 12.8
28 " 3 019 1 570 1 025  424  100.0 52.0 34.0 14.0
29 " 2 465 1 203  905  357  100.0 48.8 36.7 14.5
30-34 years 8 310 3 509 3 440 1 361  100.0 42.2 41.4 16.4
35 years and above 15 379 4 328 8 193 2 858  100.0 28.1 53.3 18.6
Age unknown  109 6 25 78  100.0 5.5 22.9 71.6
                 
Women  127 571 49 332 60 323 17 916  100.0 38.7 47.3 14.0
Under 19 years  137 61 53 23  100.0 44.5 38.7 16.8
19 years 6 191 2 687 2 809  695  100.0 43.4 45.4 11.2
20 " 10 594 4 586 4 597 1 411  100.0 43.3 43.4 13.3
21 " 11 804 4 773 5 392 1 639  100.0 40.4 45.7 13.9
22 " 11 393 4 865 5 044 1 484  100.0 42.7 44.3 13.0
23 " 9 716 4 493 4 031 1 192  100.0 46.2 41.5 12.3
24 " 8 531 4 260 3 240 1 031  100.0 49.9 38.0 12.1
25 " 6 882 3 640 2 479  763  100.0 52.9 36.0 11.1
26 " 5 666 2 968 2 072  626  100.0 52.4 36.6 11.0
27 " 4 468 2 173 1 751  544  100.0 48.6 39.2 12.2
28 " 3 736 1 715 1 525  496  100.0 45.9 40.8 13.3
29 " 3 191 1 405 1 384  402  100.0 44.0 43.4 12.6
30-34 years 12 602 4 241 6 463 1 898  100.0 33.7 51.3 15.1
35 years and above 32 534 7 458 19 439 5 637  100.0 22.9 59.7 17.3
Age unknown  126 7 44 75  100.0 5.6 34.9 59.5
1  Other university colleges includes military colleges, Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen, Politihøgskolen and private university colleges.

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