Table
| 2006 | 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Percentage women | Total | Percentage women | |
| 1The number of unknown can mainly be explained by lack of information on county of residence at the age 16 for students born before 1957. | ||||
| County of residence at the age of 16 | ||||
| Total | 222 975 | 60.2 | 288 989 | 59.7 |
| Østfold | 9 491 | 59.5 | 13 205 | 60.1 |
| Akershus | 21 199 | 57.9 | 32 837 | 57.4 |
| Oslo | 17 011 | 57.7 | 25 372 | 55.5 |
| Hedmark | 7 758 | 61.9 | 10 013 | 61.8 |
| Oppland | 7 711 | 61.4 | 9 423 | 62.4 |
| Buskerud | 9 502 | 60.7 | 12 902 | 61.3 |
| Vestfold | 9 137 | 60.6 | 12 715 | 59.0 |
| Telemark | 7 202 | 62.2 | 8 995 | 60.7 |
| Aust-Agder | 4 723 | 57.8 | 6 022 | 58.8 |
| Vest-Agder | 7 178 | 57.4 | 9 453 | 59.9 |
| Rogaland | 16 865 | 58.7 | 23 071 | 60.0 |
| Hordaland | 19 461 | 60.3 | 26 288 | 59.7 |
| Sogn og Fjordane | 5 650 | 62.4 | 6 856 | 62.0 |
| Møre og Romsdal | 12 255 | 60.1 | 14 170 | 61.9 |
| Sør-Trøndelag | 11 663 | 59.6 | 14 432 | 60.9 |
| Nord-Trøndelag | 6 581 | 61.3 | 7 581 | 64.2 |
| Nordland | 11 900 | 61.7 | 13 242 | 62.1 |
| Troms - Romsa | 7 450 | 62.1 | 9 162 | 60.5 |
| Finnmark - Finnmárku | 3 706 | 64.5 | 4 003 | 65.2 |
| Abroad | 10 626 | 60.7 | 16 210 | 62.1 |
| County not stated1 | 15 906 | 63.2 | 13 037 | 52.0 |