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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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. 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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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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