Table 5 Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents who started a basic course for the first time in 2003 by completed upper secondary education within five years, gender and country background. Per cent

5 Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents who started a basic course for the first time in 2003, by completed upper secondary education within five years, gender and country background. Per cent
Gender and country background	2003

	Total	Completed according to normative length of study¹		Did not complete general or vocational education
	Total	Completed according to nominal length of study	Completed beyond nominal length of study	Still in upper secondary education 2008	Completed final year but failed examinations	Dropped out before or within final year

Immigrants, total	3 245	38	12	6	12	32
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand	350	52	9	4	8	27
Asia, Africa, Latin-America, Oceania without Australia and New Zealand and Europe without EU/EEA	2 895	36	12	7	12	33

Men	1 746	30	11	7	12	40
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand	174	42	11	3	9	34
Asia, Africa, Latin-America, Oceania without Australia and New Zealand and Europe without EU/EEA	1 572	28	11	8	12	40

Woman	1 499	47	12	5	12	23
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand	176	63	6	4	7	20
Asia, Africa, Latin-America, Oceania without Australia and New Zealand and Europe without EU/EEA	1 323	45	13	5	12	24

Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total	1 155	56	10	3	13	18
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand	128	64	12	3	5	16
Asia, Africa, Latin-America, Oceania without Australia and New Zealand and Europe without EU/EEA	1 027	55	10	3	14	19

Men	555	48	11	4	14	22
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand	59	59	14	5	3	19
Asia, Africa, Latin-America, Oceania without Australia and New Zealand and Europe without EU/EEA	496	47	11	4	16	22

Woman	600	62	10	2	11	15
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand	69	68	10	1	6	14
Asia, Africa, Latin-America, Oceania without Australia and New Zealand and Europe without EU/EEA	531	62	10	2	11	15

¹	Completed education means that the pupil/apprentice has passed all examinations and eligible for high school diploma or vocational certificate.