Statistics Norway

Students in universities and colleges

5 Norwegian students in tertiary education abroad, by gender and Countries of destination. 1 October 1998, 2007 and 2008
Countries of destination Total Men Women
1998 2007 2008 1998 2007 2008 1998 2007 2008
Total 11 850 11 201 11 286 5 207 4 691 4 666 6 643 6 510 6 620
Denmark 1 451 2 008 2 060  482  716  673  969 1 292 1 387
Sweden  780  731  762  302  322  333  478  409  429
France  314  225  178  128 79 69  186  146  109
Ireland 88  140  125 28 28 23 60  112  102
Italy 74  136 83 23 31 31 51  105 52
Netherlands  419  348  354  156  153  160  263  195  194
Poland  237  953 1 079  129  476  506  108  477  573
Spain 50 94 68 13 34 24 37 60 44
United Kingdom 3 889 2 350 2 515 1 609  947 1 026 2 280 1 403 1 489
Switzerland  214 72 62 77 23 25  137 49 37
Germany  751  274  233  311  110 85  440  164  148
Hungary  393  673  665  203  261  254  190  412  411
Slovak Republic    181  219   85  100   96  119
Czech Republic    247  234    122  118    125  116
Rest of Europe  210  168  178 89 83 82  121 85 96
Africa 34 60 56 14 28 23 20 32 33
Asia 49  114  102 27 62 56 22 52 46
Canada  120  175  173 66 76 78 54 99 95
USA 1 841  768  790 1 093  424  412  748  344  378
Rest of North and Central America 14 13 9 4 3 2 10 10 7
South America 23 39 35 8 14 15 15 25 20
Australia  864 1 354 1 233  433  583  547  431  771  686
Rest of Oceania 35 74 71 12 29 24 23 45 47
Unknown - 4 2 - 2 - - 2 2

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