Credits and graduations from higher education, 2001/2002

About 22 900 of the graduates were in short and medium tertiary education (duration below 4½ years), and 6 700 were in long tertiary education (duration 4½ years and more). The number of graduates decreased by 5 per cent in short and medium tertiary education and by 7 per cent in long tertiary education. There was a small increase in both the number of short and medium tertiary graduates and long tertiary graduates between 1996/1997 and 2000/2001.

Women in great majority

Women were in great majority among the students who graduated from Norwegian universities and colleges in 2001/2002. About 17 700 or 60 per cent of the educations were completed by women. In 1996/1997 the share was 57 per cent. In short and medium tertiary education, the percentage of women increased from 60 to 64 in this period and in long tertiary education from 47 to 48.

Among the 16 200 who graduated from state colleges in 2001/2002, there were twice as many women as men. There were just a few more women than men among the 8 400 graduates from universities.

In the field of education "health-, social- and physical education" and in the field of education "education and teacher training", women were in great majority, while men dominated in the field of education "natural sciences, trade and industrial programmes". In the fields of education "social sciences and law" and "commercial and business subjects", the differences between the number of men and women who graduated were small in 2001/2002.

Tables:

• Table 1 Graduates, by gender and educational level. Preliminary figures. 1996/1997, 2000/2001 og 2001/2002
• Table 2 Graduates, by gender and fields of education. Preliminary figures. 1996/97, 2000/01 and 2001/02
• Table 3 Graduates, by level, gender and type of college. Preliminary figures. 2001/2002.