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Students in tertiary education in per cent of registered cohort, by age group, sex and parents' educational attainment level.¹
	1999	1999	2009	2009	2014
	All residents	Propotion which was registered in higher education (per cent)	All residents	Propotion which was registered in higher education (per cent)	All residents	Proportion registered in higher education
¹Students include only students registered as residents in Norway.
19-24 years
Total	331 916	29.7	368 750	30.7	409 088	34.0
Mother or father has long tertiary education	29 076	58.7	36 021	58.4	44 011	59.6
Mother or father has short tertiary education	73 570	44.2	100 749	43.5	123 729	45.3
Mother or father has upper secondary education	173 534	24.6	162 120	24.3	170 012	27.5
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	40 859	11.3	42 401	13.6	40 207	16.4
Not stated	14 877	10.7	27 459	12.2	31 129	10.5

Males	168 663	24.4	188 227	24.5	210 447	27.1
Mother or father has long tertiary education	14 919	53.6	18 490	53.4	22 632	54.7
Mother or father has short tertiary education	37 962	37.7	51 760	36.3	63 726	37.6
Mother or father has upper secondary education	88 790	18.8	83 292	16.9	87 773	19.3
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	20 844	7.6	21 743	9.4	20 637	11.6
Not stated	6 148	10.1	12 942	10.8	15 679	8.2

Females	163 253	35.1	180 523	37.2	198 641	41.3
Mother or father has long tertiary education	14 157	64.0	17 531	63.7	21 379	64.8
Mother or father has short tertiary education	35 608	51.1	48 989	51.2	60 003	53.5
Mother or father has upper secondary education	84 744	30.7	78 828	32.0	82 239	36.3
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	20 015	15.2	20 658	18.0	19 570	21.4
Not stated	8 729	11.1	14 517	13.4	15 450	12.8

25-29 years
Total	331 755	14.4	302 719	14.8	351 731	15.2
Mother or father has long tertiary education	22 480	33.9	24 847	31.5	29 839	30.9
Mother or father has short tertiary education	56 822	24.1	66 481	22.8	82 447	23.3
Mother or father has upper secondary education	177 438	12.1	129 315	11.8	133 168	12.9
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	51 689	6.1	33 508	7.6	35 067	8.7
Not stated	23 326	8.2	48 568	8.3	71 210	6.9

Males	168 030	13.2	153 596	13.1	178 900	13.5
Mother or father has long tertiary education	11 534	33.6	12 904	31.0	15 352	30.5
Mother or father has short tertiary education	29 012	22.9	33 954	20.8	42 427	21.2
Mother or father has upper secondary education	90 506	10.5	66 472	9.5	68 279	10.4
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	26 484	4.9	17 193	6.1	18 056	6.7
Not stated	10 494	8.6	23 073	7.1	34 786	6.2

Females	163 725	15.7	149 123	16.6	172 831	17.0
Mother or father has long tertiary education	10 946	34.3	11 943	32.0	14 487	31.2
Mother or father has short tertiary education	27 810	25.4	32 527	24.9	40 020	25.5
Mother or father has upper secondary education	86 932	13.7	62 843	14.2	64 889	15.5
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	25 205	7.4	16 315	9.2	17 011	10.9
Not stated	12 832	7.9	25 495	9.3	36 424	7.6

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