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34 838
courses
| 2020 | 2016 - 2020 | |
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| Change in per cent | ||
| 1The figures for 2020 include courses of at least four hours duration in contrast to previous years when the minimum requirement was eight hours. | ||
| Courses | 34 838 | -22.7 |
| Both sexes | 373 693 | -26.0 |
| Males | 162 566 | -25.0 |
| Females | 211 127 | -26.7 |
| Lessons total | 960 223 | -32.4 |
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Table 1
Number of courses, participants and lessons by organization
| 2020 | |||||
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| Courses | Participants | Lessons total | |||
| Total | Males | Females | |||
| 1The figures for 2020 include courses of at least four hours duration in contrast to previous years when the minimum requirement was eight hours. | |||||
| Total | 34 838 | 373 693 | 162 566 | 211 127 | 960 223 |
| The Workers' Education Association of Norway | 810 | 10 696 | 5 552 | 5 144 | 26 213 |
| The Adult Learning Association for Agriculture and Community | 1 080 | 8 522 | 6 167 | 2 355 | 33 301 |
| Adult Education Association of Christian communities and organizations in Norway | 3 805 | 27 427 | 11 253 | 16 174 | 98 726 |
| The Study Association Funkis | 5 569 | 35 999 | 10 511 | 25 488 | 110 657 |
| Association for studies of culture and traditions | 4 040 | 29 738 | 5 602 | 24 136 | 113 046 |
| The Sports Education Foundation | 2 737 | 34 314 | 21 935 | 12 379 | 48 084 |
| The Adult Education Association of Music | 5 466 | 66 478 | 28 270 | 38 208 | 197 887 |
| The Sami Adult Education Association | 84 | 420 | 98 | 322 | 7 298 |
| The Adult Education Association of the Centre Party | 632 | 3 390 | 1 937 | 1 453 | 11 679 |
| The Adult Education Association of Solidarity | 351 | 1 586 | 541 | 1 045 | 46 196 |
| Folkeuniversitetet - An Adult Education Association | 5 754 | 76 264 | 34 826 | 41 438 | 184 440 |
| The Adult Education Association of Nature and Environment | 2 593 | 22 524 | 10 863 | 11 661 | 51 887 |
| The Adult Education Association of the Liberal Party | 380 | 2 221 | 1 219 | 1 002 | 6 004 |
| The Academic Association for Adult Education | 1 537 | 54 114 | 23 792 | 30 322 | 24 805 |
Table 2
Number of courses, participants and lessons by county
| 2020 | |||||
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| Courses | Participants | Lessons total | |||
| Both sexes | Males | Females | |||
| 1The figures for 2020 include courses of at least four hours duration in contrast to previous years when the minimum requirement was eight hours. | |||||
| Total | 34 838 | 373 693 | 162 566 | 211 127 | 960 223 |
| Viken | 6 676 | 69 201 | 29 858 | 39 343 | 189 781 |
| Oslo | 4 567 | 75 391 | 34 277 | 41 114 | 134 149 |
| Innlandet | 3 500 | 31 453 | 12 793 | 18 660 | 86 775 |
| Vestfold og Telemark | 2 546 | 25 160 | 10 577 | 14 583 | 72 874 |
| Agder | 2 204 | 20 666 | 8 897 | 11 769 | 51 994 |
| Rogaland | 2 564 | 24 704 | 11 399 | 13 305 | 68 839 |
| Vestland | 4 036 | 39 882 | 16 977 | 22 905 | 106 307 |
| Møre og Romsdal | 1 667 | 17 697 | 7 485 | 10 212 | 37 479 |
| Trøndelag - Trööndelage | 3 604 | 36 459 | 15 959 | 20 500 | 117 643 |
| Nordland | 1 770 | 16 439 | 6 458 | 9 981 | 45 925 |
| Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku | 1 688 | 16 440 | 7 772 | 8 668 | 48 086 |
| Svalbard | 16 | 201 | 114 | 87 | 371 |
Table 3
Number of courses, participants and lessons, by subject
| 2020 | |||||
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| Courses | Participants | Lessons total | |||
| Total | Males | Females | |||
| 1The figures for 2020 include courses of at least four hours duration in contrast to previous years when the minimum requirement was eight hours. | |||||
| Total | 34 838 | 373 693 | 162 566 | 211 127 | 960 223 |
| Language studies | 1 172 | 7 740 | 2 839 | 4 901 | 48 257 |
| Aesthetic subjects and handicraft | 13 830 | 153 523 | 57 843 | 95 680 | 455 000 |
| Humanities, philosophy and ethics | 3 599 | 31 579 | 14 419 | 17 160 | 80 811 |
| Social sciences | 539 | 11 555 | 4 857 | 6 698 | 14 650 |
| Organization and management | 6 115 | 79 492 | 40 911 | 38 581 | 107 759 |
| Business and ICT | 284 | 3 833 | 1 840 | 1 993 | 3 219 |
| Health, social and sports | 5 742 | 38 008 | 11 789 | 26 219 | 149 570 |
| Transport and communication | 45 | 1 540 | 974 | 566 | 1 462 |
| Science, industry and technical subjects | 636 | 18 049 | 11 624 | 6 425 | 16 292 |
| Natural resource management, ecology, environmental protection and outdoor recreation | 2 754 | 27 695 | 15 249 | 12 446 | 68 927 |
| Goods and services | 122 | 679 | 221 | 458 | 14 276 |
Table 4
Number of participant, by organizations and age
| 2020 | ||||
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| Participants | 14-29 years | 30-49 years | 50 years or older | |
| 1The figures for 2020 include the number of participants in courses of at least four hours duration in contrast to previous years when the minimum requirement was eight hours. | ||||
| Total | 373 693 | 105 645 | 100 352 | 167 696 |
| The Workers' Education Association of Norway | 10 696 | 2 987 | 4 784 | 2 925 |
| The Adult Learning Association for Agriculture and Community | 8 522 | 3 183 | 3 115 | 2 224 |
| Adult Education Association of Christian communities and organizations in Norway | 27 427 | 13 524 | 6 374 | 7 529 |
| The Study Association Funkis | 35 999 | 1 377 | 4 382 | 30 240 |
| Association for studies of culture and traditions | 29 738 | 5 344 | 2 908 | 21 486 |
| The Sports Education Foundation | 34 314 | 14 332 | 14 573 | 5 409 |
| The Adult Education Association of Music | 66 478 | 7 886 | 12 062 | 46 530 |
| The Sami Adult Education Association | 420 | 147 | 129 | 144 |
| The Adult Education Association of the Centre Party | 3 390 | 287 | 1 118 | 1 985 |
| The Adult Education Association of Solidarity | 1 586 | 417 | 566 | 603 |
| Folkeuniversitetet - An Adult Education Association | 76 264 | 35 205 | 16 877 | 24 182 |
| The Adult Education Association of Nature and Environment | 22 524 | 8 705 | 7 776 | 6 043 |
| The Adult Education Association of the Liberal Party | 2 221 | 350 | 789 | 1 082 |
| The Academic Association for Adult Education | 54 114 | 11 901 | 24 899 | 17 314 |
Table 5
Number of participants, by county and age
| 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 14-29 years | 30-49 years | 50 years or older | |
| 1The figures for 2020 include the number of participants in courses of at least four hours duration in contrast to previous years when the minimum requirement was eight hours. | ||||
| Total | 373 693 | 105 645 | 100 352 | 167 696 |
| Viken | 69 201 | 19 066 | 16 332 | 33 803 |
| Oslo | 75 391 | 22 017 | 29 116 | 24 258 |
| Innlandet | 31 453 | 8 520 | 6 178 | 16 755 |
| Vestfold og Telemark | 25 160 | 6 700 | 5 717 | 12 743 |
| Agder | 20 666 | 5 533 | 5 515 | 9 618 |
| Rogaland | 24 704 | 7 799 | 7 171 | 9 734 |
| Vestland | 39 882 | 13 138 | 9 421 | 17 323 |
| Møre og Romsdal | 17 697 | 4 293 | 4 245 | 9 159 |
| Trøndelag - Trööndelage | 36 459 | 10 958 | 8 263 | 17 238 |
| Nordland | 16 439 | 2 978 | 3 702 | 9 759 |
| Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku | 16 440 | 4 613 | 4 597 | 7 230 |
| Svalbard | 201 | 30 | 95 | 76 |
Table 6
Number of participants, by subject, age and sex
| 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 14-29 years | 30-49 years | 50 years or older | |
| 1The figures for 2020 include the number of participants in courses of at least four hours duration in contrast to previous years when the minimum requirement was eight hours. | ||||
| Total | 373 693 | 105 645 | 100 352 | 167 696 |
| Language studies | 7 740 | 1 987 | 3 974 | 1 779 |
| Aesthetic subjects and handicraft | 153 523 | 34 155 | 26 775 | 92 593 |
| Humanities, philosophy and ethics | 31 579 | 21 855 | 4 118 | 5 606 |
| Social sciences | 11 555 | 4 586 | 3 074 | 3 895 |
| Organization and management | 79 492 | 23 904 | 33 960 | 21 628 |
| Business and ICT | 3 833 | 628 | 1 144 | 2 061 |
| Health, social and sports | 38 008 | 2 889 | 8 263 | 26 856 |
| Transport and communication | 1 540 | 277 | 665 | 598 |
| Science, industry and technical subjects | 18 049 | 4 604 | 8 085 | 5 360 |
| Natural resource management, ecology, environmental protection and outdoor recreation | 27 695 | 10 632 | 9 922 | 7 141 |
| Goods and services | 679 | 128 | 372 | 179 |
| Males | ||||
| Total | 162 566 | 48 518 | 45 945 | 68 103 |
| Language studies | 2 839 | 675 | 1 536 | 628 |
| Aesthetic subjects and handicraft | 57 843 | 13 501 | 9 045 | 35 297 |
| Humanities, philosophy and ethics | 14 419 | 10 647 | 1 756 | 2 016 |
| Social sciences | 4 857 | 459 | 1 995 | 2 403 |
| Organization and management | 40 911 | 12 120 | 17 799 | 10 992 |
| Business and ICT | 1 840 | 314 | 579 | 947 |
| Health, social and sports | 11 789 | 1 096 | 2 672 | 8 021 |
| Transport and communication | 974 | 174 | 393 | 407 |
| Science, industry and technical subjects | 11 624 | 2 939 | 4 998 | 3 687 |
| Natural resource management, ecology, environmental protection and outdoor recreation | 15 249 | 6 537 | 5 044 | 3 668 |
| Goods and services | 221 | 56 | 128 | 37 |
| Females | ||||
| Total | 211 127 | 57 127 | 54 407 | 99 593 |
| Language studies | 4 901 | 1 312 | 2 438 | 1 151 |
| Aesthetic subjects and handicraft | 95 680 | 20 654 | 17 730 | 57 296 |
| Humanities, philosophy and ethics | 17 160 | 11 208 | 2 362 | 3 590 |
| Social sciences | 6 698 | 4 127 | 1 079 | 1 492 |
| Organization and management | 38 581 | 11 784 | 16 161 | 10 636 |
| Business and ICT | 1 993 | 314 | 565 | 1 114 |
| Health, social and sports | 26 219 | 1 793 | 5 591 | 18 835 |
| Transport and communication | 566 | 103 | 272 | 191 |
| Science, industry and technical subjects | 6 425 | 1 665 | 3 087 | 1 673 |
| Natural resource management, ecology, environmental protection and outdoor recreation | 12 446 | 4 095 | 4 878 | 3 473 |
| Goods and services | 458 | 72 | 244 | 142 |
Table 7
Number of participants, by county and subject
| 2020 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All subjects | Language studies | Aesthetic subjects and handicraft | Humanities, philosophy and ethics | Social sciences | Organization and management | Business and ICT | Health, social and sports | Transport and communication | Science, industry and technical subjects | Natural resource management, ecology, environmental protection and outdoor recreation | Goods and services | |
| 1The figures for 2020 include the number of participants in courses of at least four hours duration in contrast to previous years when the minimum requirement was eight hours. | ||||||||||||
| Total | 373 693 | 7 740 | 153 523 | 31 579 | 11 555 | 79 492 | 3 833 | 38 008 | 1 540 | 18 049 | 27 695 | 679 |
| Viken | 69 201 | 714 | 30 434 | 6 457 | 936 | 14 663 | 635 | 8 411 | 40 | 1 635 | 5 212 | 64 |
| Oslo | 75 391 | 3 674 | 14 210 | 4 413 | 8 736 | 21 209 | 2 249 | 4 738 | 1 240 | 10 926 | 3 805 | 191 |
| Innlandet | 31 453 | 60 | 15 554 | 3 140 | 127 | 4 848 | 208 | 3 882 | 25 | 232 | 3 322 | 55 |
| Vestfold og Telemark | 25 160 | 237 | 12 761 | 2 098 | 117 | 4 969 | 27 | 2 402 | 5 | 644 | 1 822 | 78 |
| Agder | 20 666 | 446 | 7 284 | 4 254 | 247 | 3 899 | 79 | 2 745 | 63 | 239 | 1 403 | 7 |
| Rogaland | 24 704 | 515 | 9 603 | 4 266 | 87 | 5 619 | 0 | 2 050 | 11 | 583 | 1 801 | 169 |
| Vestland | 39 882 | 1 468 | 20 950 | 3 007 | 618 | 6 592 | 389 | 3 262 | 20 | 660 | 2 905 | 11 |
| Møre og Romsdal | 17 697 | 85 | 9 260 | 900 | 105 | 4 207 | 125 | 1 499 | 0 | 252 | 1 249 | 15 |
| Trøndelag - Trööndelage | 36 459 | 181 | 17 399 | 1 801 | 260 | 7 039 | 63 | 5 111 | 116 | 1 402 | 3 050 | 37 |
| Nordland | 16 439 | 79 | 8 516 | 656 | 162 | 3 015 | 38 | 2 585 | 6 | 100 | 1 256 | 26 |
| Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku | 16 440 | 281 | 7 445 | 587 | 160 | 3 358 | 20 | 1 313 | 14 | 1 376 | 1 860 | 26 |
| Svalbard | 201 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Table 8
Number of participants, by examination and level
| 2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Option of public examination | Option of other valid examination or certificate | Option of internal examination | Option of vocational examination | No examination or final tests | |
| 1The figures for 2020 include the number of participants in courses of at least four hours duration in contrast to previous years when the minimum requirement was eight hours. | ||||||
| Total | 373 693 | 9 567 | 10 338 | 2 391 | 960 | 350 437 |
| Primary level | 196 919 | 7 597 | 2 848 | 498 | 0 | 185 976 |
| Secondary level | 120 702 | 1 706 | 4 813 | 598 | 960 | 112 625 |
| Higher level | 3 851 | 264 | 1 888 | 82 | 0 | 1 617 |
| Not reported | 52 221 | 0 | 789 | 1 213 | 0 | 50 219 |
About the statistics
The main purpose is to show education arranged by popular education organizations from different angles. The aim is to reveal total course activities related to course level, choice of subjects and age as well as gender of the participants.
Definitions
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Adult education: Education specially arranged for adults.
The Norwegian Association for Adult Education: The Norwegian Association for Adult Education is an organization for all approved popular education organizations.
Subject: The courses are grouped after school subjects in accordance with Norwegian educational terms.
Level: The popular education organizations can offer tuition on primary, secondary, and tertiary educational level in addition to many other courses.
Courses offering examination: Meaning to be a supplement to subject and level. Several courses arranged by popular education organizations, give students the possibility to take an examination.
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Classification of subject groups is worked out by Statistics Norway together with The Ministry of Education and Research, The Norwegian Association for Adult Education, Norwegian Association for Distance Education and Folk High School Council.
Administrative information
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Name: Activities of adult learning associations
Topic: Education
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Division for Education and Culture Statistics
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The figures are given on national and county level. It is also possible to order tables on municipal level.
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Annual.
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Not relevant
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All statistics in Statistics Norway will be properly stored and treated in a safe and secure manner in agreement with The Data Inspectorate.
Background
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The main purpose is to show education arranged by popular education organizations from different angels. The aim is to reveal total course activities related to course level, choice of subjects and age as well as gender of the participants. The statistics about course activities for popular education organizations started 1996 and were financed by The Ministry of Education and Research. The statistics has been published yearly since then.
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Users are The Ministry of Education and Research, Norwegian Agency for Lifelong Learning, other public services, researching institutions, media, Norwegian Association for Adult Education and individual popular education organizations.
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No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 10 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given inthe Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.
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This statistics is a part of statistics of adult education in Norway.
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Act of 21 June 2019 No. 32 relating to official statistics and Statistics Norway § 10, Act no. 95 relating to adult education of 19 June 2009, and Chapter 2, Regulation no. 2896 § 13 of 8 December 2020.
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Not relevant
Production
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All approved popular education organizations receiving grants from The Ministry of Education and Research, reports on course completions to Statistics Norway.
Each participant are reported by course subject, place of residence, and aim group in addition to course level, duration, and time when they started and finished the course.
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Electronic reports from popular education organizations.
Including the whole population.
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Per 1 March in the year of census data is collected from the popular education organizations. After correcting the data, Statistics Norway put all files together to one basic file, on which the statistics are based.
All received data files undergo various controls, such as deleting duplicates and checking variables for valid values. In case errors are discovered, the popular education organizations will be contacted for corrections. Statistics Norway makes test tables based on corrected data, so the individual organizations get the possibility to compare own figures.
Statistics about popular education organizations is summarily only, and special analyses are not executed.
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Not relevant
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There are no sensitive data.
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Statistics Norway has published statistics on popular education organizations since 1997. The statistics for the period 1997-2009 includes courses of at least 12 lessons, but the statistics from 2010 includes courses of at least 8 lessons and is still comparable with the statistics of today.
Accuracy and reliability
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Mostly errors can be traced back to basis of the statistics. Errors in coding of course completions might occur because the organizations do not use administrative data systems, neither is it easy to define what the correct subject code should be.
Statistics about popular education organizations include courses receiving grants only, and do not reflect the whole education activities.
Not relevant. Statistics about popular education organizations is not based on sample surveys.
Not relevant. Statistics about popular education organizations include the whole population (courses receiving grants).
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Not relevant
Contact
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Hossein Moafi