Statistics Norway

Indicators on Education, in the OECD

3   Exchange of students in tertiary education. 2002. Foreign students enrolled as a percentage of all students (foreign plus domestic), and exchange of students as a percentage of total tertiary enrolment
OECD countries Foreign students from throughout the world as a percentage of all students (foreign and domestic) Exchange of students with other reporting countries1 (relative to total tertiary enrolment) Foreign enrolment by gender. Per cent
2002 1998 Index of change (1998=100) Intake of students from other reporting countries National students enrolled abroad in other reporting countries Net intake of foreign students from other reporting countries Men Women
Australia 17.7    12.6  141.0 8.6 0.5 8.1    52.7 47.3
Austria 12.7 11.5  111.0 8.9 5.5 3.5 48.2 51.8
Belgium 11.0 .. .. 6.2 2.8 3.3 50.5 49.5
Canada .. 2.8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Czech Republic 3.4 1.9  181.0 2.1 2.1 - 52.6 47.4
Denmark 7.4 6.0  123.0 3.0 3.3 -0.4 45.2 54.8
Finland 2.4 1.7  138.0 1.2 3.5 -2.3 55.1 44.9
France 10.0 7.7  130.0 2.4 2.5 -0.1 .. ..
Germany2 10.1 8.2  124.0 5.6 2.6 3.0 51.2 48.8
Greece3 1.6 .. .. 0.1 9.5 -9.4 .. ..
Hungary 3.3 2.6  128.0 1.3 2.2 -0.9 54.4 45.6
Iceland 4.1 2.4  170.0 3.3 25.4 -22.1 36.4 63.6
Ireland 5.2 4.8  108.0 3.8 8.6 -4.8 47.9 52.1
Italy 1.5 1.2  124.0 0.7 2.2 -1.5 43.9 56.1
Japan 1.9 1.4  134.0 0.7 1.6 -0.9 53.2 46.8
Korea 0.2 0.1  160.0 - 2.6 -2.6 55.0 45.0
Luxembourg .. 30.5 .. ..  204.8 .. .. ..
Mexico 0.1 .. .. - 0.9 -0.8 .. ..
Netherlands2 3.7 .. .. 2.3 2.3 - 48.8 51.2
New Zealand 9.5 3.7  259.0 3.2 3.9 -0.7 49.5 50.5
Norway 4.8 3.2  152.0 2.6 8.0 -5.5 44.4 55.6
Poland2 0.4 0.5 85.0 0.1 1.2 -1.1 46.1 53.6
Portugal .. .. .. .. 2.8 .. .. ..
Slovak Republic 1.1 .. .. 0.4 7.4 -7.0 59.0 41.0
Spain 2.4 1.7  147.0 1.6 1.5 0.1 43.9 56.1
Sweden 7.5 4.5  167.0 4.6 4.0 0.6 43.8 56.2
Switzerland 17.2 15.9  108.0 12.3 4.8 7.5 56.6 43.4
Turkey 1.0 1.3 74.0 0.2 2.8 -2.7 71.6 28.4
United Kingdom 10.1 10.8 94.0 6.3 1.2 5.1 51.5 48.5
United States 3.7 3.2  113.0 1.9 0.2 1.6 56.2 43.8
Country mean 5.7 5.8   3.3 34.1   50.7 49.3
1  Data in columns 4 to 6 do not show the exchange of students throughout the world. Coverage is limited to the OECD countries in the table that report data in column 1. Therefore data are not comparable to those reported in column 1.
2  Excluding advanced research programmes.
3  Country mean excludes Luxembourg.

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