Education statistics. Graduations from universities and colleges
Most men complete a degree in science
About 30 per cent of all men completing a tertiary degree during the academic year 2010/2011 completed in the field of natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects – or science. Among women, 8 per cent completed a degree in science.
(22.05.2012)
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Education statistics. Students at universities and colleges
Pharmacy popular with immigrant students
Thirty-three per cent of the Master of Pharmacy students were immigrants in autumn 2011. Only 2 per cent of the students on general teacher training programmes were immigrants.
(22.05.2012)
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Upper secondary education
More attending supplementary programme
The number of pupils attending the supplementary programme has increased strongly in recent years. In 2011, the number was 13 500 pupils, compared to 5500 in 2001 and 9000 in 2006. In total, participants in upper secondary education increased by 2 800 compared to the previous year.
(09.05.2012)
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Education statistics
43 credit points per student
On average, students at universities and university colleges achieved 43 credit points in 2010/2011.
(08.05.2012)
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Education statistics. Folk high schools, short courses
Decreased participation in short courses
In 2011, the number of participants in short courses at folk high schools was 17 700; a decrease of 1 200 participants, or 6 per cent, from 2010. Women are in the majority within most subjects, and the short courses are most popular within the age group 50 years and above.
(26.04.2012)
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Children in kindergartens
9 out of 10 children in kindergarten
At the end of 2011, almost 282 700 children attended kindergarten. For children aged 1-5, 89.7 per cent attended kindergartens. This is an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 2010.
(15.03.2012)
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Households' payments in kindergartens
Kindergarten fees up 0.5 per cent
Norwegian kindergarten fees rose by 0.5 per cent from August 2011 to January 2012. The rise in public kindergarten fees contributed most to the increase.
(10.02.2012)
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National tests
Geographical differences
National tests held in 2011 once again show that the results differ among the counties. Pupils in Oslo and Akershus get the best results in the country. The level of participation in the different counties seems to be the same.
(08.02.2012)
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Education statistics. Pupils in primary and lower secondary school
3 000 primary and lower secondary schools
As of 1 October 2011, there were 3 000 primary and lower secondary schools in Norway. A total of 172 were private schools, whereas the rest were local authority, county or state schools.
(15.12.2011)
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Marks, lower secondary school
Girls achieve higher marks than boys
Girls who completed lower secondary school in 2011 achieved higher marks than boys. On average, girls achieved 42 school points, whereas boys achieved 37.9 school points.
(17.11.2011)
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Education statistics
Higher proportion of students without awarded qualification
The proportion of students who do not complete a degree is increasing. The figure is higher for men than women.
(28.10.2011)
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Universities and colleges - StatRes
More completed 60-credit points
Students at state-owned universities and colleges produced credit points corresponding to 131 000 full-time students during the 2009/10 academic year; about 7 000 more than the previous academic year. One year of full-time study equals 60 credit points.
(27.10.2011)
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Indicators on education in the OECD
68 per cent complete upper secondary on time
As an average for OECD countries, 68 per cent of upper secondary school pupils completed their studies within the standard time. Around 81 per cent of the students successfully completed their studies two years after the stipulated time of graduation.
(14.09.2011)
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Account statistics for private kindergartens, 2009
Increase in monthly price
The mean monthly prices for the national level continue to increase for all age groups. In ordinary kindergartens, the monthly price for 0-2 year-olds increased from NOK 14 522 in 2009 to NOK 15 062 in 2010.
(28.06.2011)
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Introduction programme for new immigrants
More participants in the introduction programme
During 2010, 11 800 persons participated in the introduction programme for new immigrants. This is an increase of 18 per cent from the previous year. Nearly 70 per cent of the participants came from Eritrea, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan or the Palestinian Territory.
(28.06.2011)
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Household payments in kindergartens
Level of kindergarten fees almost unchanged
For a household with an annual income of NOK 500 000, the average monthly fee at national level for one child in public kindergartens was NOK 2 270 in January 2011. The fee remains unchanged from January 2010.
(23.06.2011)
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Education statistics. Populations level of education
Tertiary attainment continues to rise
Of the population aged 16 years and over, nearly 28 per cent have a tertiary education. Almost 7 per cent have a long tertiary education.
(09.06.2011)
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Education statistics
Better throughput for pupils with high marks
Pupils who achieve high marks in lower secondary school are more likely to complete upper secondary education than pupils who achieve lower marks. This trend is independent of the pupils’ gender and area of study.
(01.06.2011)
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Education statistics
Continuing decrease in distance teaching
Independent distance teaching institutions had a seven per cent decrease in number of course completions from 2009 to 2010.
(20.05.2011)
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Education statistics. Activities of popular education organisations
Traditional gender choices
The popular education organisations arranged 40 200 courses with 504 200 participants in 2010. Participation in aesthetic and handicraft courses was the highest.
(16.05.2011)
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Education statistics, annual accounts for private schools
Income on par with costs
Total running incomes for all private schools in the survey amounted to slightly more than NOK 4.6 billion; about the same as total operating costs.
(16.02.2011)
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Adult Education Survey
Work is the focal point of adult learning
In 2007, more than half of all employed had participated in training during the last twelve months, compared to only a fifth of those who were not employed. However, although employment contributes to learning, a quarter of those who would like more training said that lack of time was a key obstacle.
(07.01.2008)
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Continuing vocational training in firms
High level of continuing vocational training
In 2005, 86 per cent of Norwegian firms provided continuing vocational training (CVT) to their employees, through CVT courses or other forms of training. Compared to data from 1999, employees’ participation rate in CVT courses has declined. However, the total training activity remains high.
(22.08.2007)
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Education statistics. Folk high schools, long courses
More men at folk high schools
Women are in majority at Norwegian folk high schools, but the number of male pupils has increased since last school year. 19-year-olds are in majority at these schools, and all but a few pupils complete their education.
(25.01.2007)
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Education statistics. Pupils in upper secondary education - municipal state reporting, 2005
More than 60 per cent of counties' expenditures on education
More than 60 per cent of the counties' net operating expenditures consisted of expenditures on upper secondary education and other education purposes in 2005. This figure has been stable the last few years.
(30.06.2006)
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Education statistics. Apprentices and apprenticeship examinations.
More apprentices in building trades
There has been an increase in the number of apprentices in building and construction trades. Total number of new apprentices rose by almost 20 per cent from 2003 to 2004.
(04.03.2005)
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Educational statistics. Pupils in upper secondary education
Most pupils choose vocational studies
Six out of ten pupils who started basic upper secondary education in autumn 2004 were in vocational fields of study. The proportion was higher among boys than girls.
(17.02.2005)
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Education statistics. Teachers
Decline in number of young teachers
The number of teachers aged 29 and younger has l declined in primary and secondary schools. Between 1999 and 2003 the number of young teachers decreased by more than 37 per cent in upper secondary schools. In primary and lower secondary schools the decline is smaller, with a decrease of 33 per cent in the same period.
(20.09.2004)
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Education statistics. Pupils and students 1. October 2002
Immigrants take tertiary education
Many immigrants are in tertiary education. There is a significant difference between people who have migrated to Norway and people who were born in Norway to immigrant parents.
(26.08.2004)
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KOSTRA..Primary and lower secondary schools, final figures
Increasing costs in primary and lower secondary schools
In 2003, the average cost per pupil in public primary and lower secondary schools (excluding Oslo) amounted to NOK 63 000. Compared with 2002, this is an increase of more than NOK 4 000.
(24.06.2004)
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Education statistics. Norwegian students abroad
Majority of female students abroad
In 2002 more than 14 200 Norwegian students, with support from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund, attended tertiary education abroad. The development represented an increase of almost 7 000 students over a ten-year period. More than 55 per cent of the students abroad were women.
(20.01.2004)
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Pupils in other upper secondary education programmes and labour market courses
Female pupils prefer arts and humanities
Arts and humanities is the most popular area of study among female pupils in private educational institutions. Almost half of the pupils in 'other upper secondary education programmes' choose courses within the arts and humanities.
(03.07.2003)
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Level of education among immigrants
Many non-western immigrants more educated than non-immigrants
The portion of highly educated is larger among immigrants from the Philippines, Poland, Russia and India than among the total population in Norway. Immigrants from Somalia, Pakistan and Thailand are worst off when it comes to educational attainment, and many women from non-western countries have little education or no schooling at all.
(26.02.2003)
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