Education statistics. Throughput of pupils in upper secondary education
Annual.
The statistics provide figures for the municipal, county and national level.
360 - Division for Education Statistics
Sections 2-2 and 2-3 and the Ministry of Finance's delegation letter of February 13. February 1990.
Data are delivered pursuant to EU Community 1925/99 3711/91
Data is not delivered to international organisations.
The purpose of these statistics is to collect data on all education in Norway, from completion of lower secondary education to all higher education. It is in the public interest to create as accurate data as possible for research and planning. The statistics is individually based, and report each educational activity for each pupil and student. The part of adult education which is individually based is also included, as well as pupils at folk high schools. Every part of the Norwegian education statistics went through a structural readjustment in the beginning of the 1970. All education statistics on higher education were then collected individually based, and all educational activities were attached to each person's Personal ID-number.
The availability of individually based data has formed the basis of the National Education Database (NUDB). This database enables the production of different kinds of individualised statistics on education. It is important for the production of statistics on the flow of pupils through the educational system.
The purpose of this statistics is to develop simple analysis of the throughput of pupils through upper secondary education. This is the second year Statistics Norway is publishing analysis of throughput of pupils in upper secondary education.
Important users of the education statistics are public administration, special interest organizations, the media, researchers, business and industry. Key users are among the ministries are, in particular, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Government, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs. The statistics is also used by international organizations such as the EU, the OECD and UNESCO.
The statistics include all pupils registered at upper secondary education under the education act. Register of populations highest attained education comprises all persons 16 years and above living in Norway as at 1 October.
Analysis of the throughput of pupils are based on pupils enrolled in the basic course for the first time and description of their educational status after five years.
Within upper secondary education, the counties own administrative data system: VIGO is the main source. Data is also obtained from the National Results Database for upper secondary examinations (NVB) administered by the Admissions Board at the University of Oslo. Other source of data is the Health Personnel Register (HPR).
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Data is collected from administrative registers from the counties main enrollment system, VIGO. The main purpose of VIGO is the management of the enrolment of pupils in upper secondary. The database however contains data on all pupils registered in county upper secondary schools. Data from private upper secondary schools are also reported through VIGO.
Information on completed education which forms the basis for the production of throughput statistics has VIGO as the source of data. The VIGO data is however supplemented by data from the National Results Database (NVB) and the Health Personnel Register (HPR).
All education data undergo various on-receipt controls. It encompasses deletion of duplicates (units with identical Personal ID-number), a control of correct and valid values for each variable. The data is also recoded so they are comparable. All Personal ID-numbers are checked for errors.
The statistics is based on enumeration of the number completed education and registered pupils and apprentices.
The general rule is not to publish data if less than 3 pupils are found within a cell/unit in a table. This is to prevent identification of individuals within the statistics.
Enrolled pupils: Pupils registered at an educational institution.
Reform 94: gives youth from 16 to 19 years old a legalised right to education at the upper secondary level. This right was extended to all from 2002.
Field of study: a common description of related subjects in upper secondary education. Upper secondary education exists of a one-year basic course, advance course I and II.
General fields of study : Includes courses in general, economic and management studies, music dance and drama, sports and physical education.
Vocational fields of study: Includes courses in health and social studies, agriculture, fishing and forestry, arts, crafts and designs, hotel and food processing trades, building and construction trades, technical building, electrical trades, engineering and mechanical trades, chemical and processing trades, woodworking trades, media and communication, sales and service.
Alternative education program: Pupils in alternative curriculum, but cannot be specified prior to 2006.
Completed education: A pupil is considered to have completed their education if he/she has passed all the subjects within all the course levels and eligible for a high school diploma or a vocational certificate.
Drop-out: refers to a pupil who drop out before or within final year.
Passed: means that the pupil has completed all subjects.
Normal theoretical duration: is the period needed to complete upper secondary education in accordance with the course requirements for full-time pupils. This is three years for general studies and four years for vocational studies (two years in school and two years of apprenticeship).
Municipality of residence: Is based on the registered address as of 1st October the current year. Age: is calculated by 31 December each year.
Social background: Is based on parent's educational level. The parent with the highest educational level defines the social background of the pupil.
Country of birth, citizenship and country of origin: These variables are classified according to Statistics Norway's' country codes.
Immigrant category includes persons who have two foreign-born parents, or more precisely: Persons who neither have parents nor grandparents born in Norway. The immigrant population thus covers first-generation immigrants and persons born in Norway of two foreign-born parents.
Lower secondary school points: Lover secondary school points sums up the pupils results in different subjects, and form the basis of entrance/intake in upper secondary education. Including school year 2005/2006, the lower secondary school points were calculated by adding up the numerical value of eleven grades of subjects.
The Norwegian Standard Classification of Education, which was created by Statistics Norway in 1970, groups the educational activity. The standard has been revised; the latest version is from 2000. The type of educational institution is classified by the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (NOS C 182).
A statistical investigation may be encumbered with various sorts of error. Errors may occur during the collection of data if units being investigated are not identical to the mass of units we aim at describing. Other types of error may occur during the coding the data collected.
Errors in data collected from administrative registers can be caused by uncertainties in the definition of variables and values between those responsible for the registers and others responsible for data collection from the registers.
Other sources of error can be the quality of the personal and school data in the registers or the registration process of data input into the registers. Such errors can affect the quality of the data if the control and revision processes in Statistics Norway is not comprehensive enough.
Data from the National Results Database (NVB) and data from completed vocational examinations have relatively good quality.
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Individually based education statistics was collected for the first time in 1974, and has been published annually since then. Most variables are comparable, but some have changed. The Norwegian Standard Classification of Education has been revised to secure comparability over time.
The statistics is reported to the OECD in accordance with the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED97). Norway is obliged to make use of ISCDE97 in all international reporting to UNESCO, OECD and Eurostat.
Statistics Norway's Web site for statistics on higher education
Pupils in upper secondary education
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