Table 9 Students in tertiary education in per cent of registered cohort, by age group, gender and parents' educational attainment level. 1992, 2002 and 2010

9 Students¹ in tertiary education in per cent of registered cohort, by age group, gender and parents' educational attainment level. 1992, 2002 and 2010
Age, gender and parents´ level of education	1992		2002		2010

Age, gender and parents´ level of education	All residents	Proportion registered in higher education	All residents	Proportion registered in higher education	All residents	Proportion registered in higher education

19-24 years
Total	401 361	22.1	327 373	30.1	382 905	31.2
Mother or father has long tertiary education	25 673	58.9	30 333	59.3	38 144	58.3
Mother or father has short tertiary education	64 142	41.1	78 860	44.3	107 356	43.8
Mother or father has upper secondary education	222 926	18.3	161 809	24.4	165 794	24.8
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	76 524	6.9	40 333	12.1	42 284	13.6
Unknown	12 096	9.4	16 038	8.5	29 327	11.6

Men	205 279	20.5	166 621	24.5	195 330	25.2
Mother or father has long tertiary education	13 070	57.3	15 709	53.8	19 606	53.5
Mother or father has short tertiary education	32 849	38.7	40 367	37.3	55 176	36.5
Mother or father has upper secondary education	113 848	16.6	83 192	18.0	85 194	17.6
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	39 330	6.0	20 658	8.4	21 782	9.4
Unknown	6 182	10.4	6 695	7.3	13 572	10.4

Women	196 082	23.8	160 752	36.0	187 575	37.6
Mother or father has long tertiary education	12 603	60.6	14 624	65.1	18 538	63.4
Mother or father has short tertiary education	31 293	43.6	38 493	51.5	52 180	51.5
Mother or father has upper secondary education	109 078	20.1	78 617	31.1	80 600	32.5
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	37 194	7.9	19 675	16.0	20 502	18.0
Unknown	5 914	8.4	9 343	9.3	15 755	12.7

25-29 years
Total	329 914	8.4	302 823	16.3	309 010	14.9
Mother or father has long tertiary education	16 037	25.6	22 769	37.0	25 565	31.9
Mother or father has short tertiary education	38 623	16.3	58 300	25.6	68 720	23.1
Mother or father has upper secondary education	168 988	7.5	157 346	13.4	127 681	11.9
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	84 950	3.4	38 837	7.2	33 225	7.8
Unknown	21 316	8.9	25 571	8.5	53 819	8.0

Men	169 673	8.4	152 873	14.9	156 645	13.1
Mother or father has long tertiary education	8 195	26.2	11 704	36.5	13 261	31.1
Mother or father has short tertiary education	19 688	16.4	29 928	24.0	35 087	20.9
Mother or father has upper secondary education	86 333	7.3	80 089	11.6	65 599	9.7
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	43 407	3.2	19 698	5.5	17 001	6.0
Unknown	12 050	10.3	11 454	7.8	25 697	7.0

Women	160 241	8.4	149 950	17.8	152 365	16.8
Mother or father has long tertiary education	7 842	25.0	11 065	37.4	12 304	32.8
Mother or father has short tertiary education	18 935	16.1	28 372	27.4	33 633	25.4
Mother or father has upper secondary education	82 655	7.7	77 257	15.2	62 082	14.3
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	41 543	3.6	19 139	8.9	16 224	9.7
Unknown	9 266	7.0	14 117	9.1	28 122	8.9

¹	Students include only students registered as residents in Norway.

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