Statistical Yearbook of Norway 2011, Table 163: Pupils in primary and lower secondary schools. 1 October

163 Pupils in primary and lower secondary schools. 1 October
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010


Primary and lower secondary schools	619 038	616 388	614 033	613 928	614 020
Of which private schools	13 482	14 381	15 423	15 837	16 250
Minority language groups in primary and lower secondary school¹	2 350	2 894	4 471	4 120	4 074
Special education groups in primary and lower secondary school¹	5 211	6 251	5 937	5 238	3 201
Special schools	1 955	2 083	2 074	1 929	1 881

¹	Including pupils in ordinary groups too from 2006.
Source: Education statistics, primary and lower secondary schools, Statistics Norway.
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