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Fewer pupils in web-based courses
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2016-03-14T10:00:00.000Z
Education
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fjernund, Adult education, accredited web-based schools (discontinued), Internet studies, adult education, courses, course completion, distance education, e-learning, main subjects (for example languages, social studies, service)Adult education, Education
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In total, there were 14 200 participants in web-based schools in the autumn of 2015, a decrease of 13 per cent from 2014.

Adult education, accredited web-based schools (discontinued), 2015

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Fewer pupils in web-based courses

In total, there were 14 200 participants in web-based schools in the autumn of 2015, a decrease of 13 per cent from 2014. Almost two thirds of the participants were women, and only a small number of participants were over the age of 50.

Web-based schools, completed education, broad field of education and sex of the participant. School year. Per centPublished 14 March 2016
2014-2015
Completed educations
TotalMalesFemales
Special field, total10 7533763
General programmes1 5253664
Humanities and arts8703961
Education773892
Social sciences and law6613169
Business and administration3 3082773
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects7516832
Health, welfare and sport1 0921288
Primary industries-..
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services1 3178911
Unspecified field of study4564060

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Completed educations, by field of education, sex of the participant. 2014-2015

Almost 63 per cent of the participants were women, a share that has remained constant over the years. A majority of the participants were in the age group 20-39 years, while only 7 per cent were aged 50 or over.

The various web-based schools offer courses at different educational levels; upper secondary, tertiary vocational and university level. Two out of three participants were enrolled in courses at upper secondary school level, 13 per cent at tertiary vocational level, and 19 per cent at university level.

Most course completions were in business and administration subjects

During the academic year 2014/15, there were 11 000 course completions. As in previous years, the number of course completions was highest in 'business and administration subjects'; 31 per cent of the total number of completions.

Gender disparities

There are marked gender disparities between the subjects. Education is a subject with a high share of women, making up 93 per cent of all course completions in the subject. Health, welfare and sport is another example. Transport and communications, safety and security and other services and Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects are subjects more often chosen by men.