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Resident students in higher education in Norway, in per cent of registered cohort. Age groups, sex and parents´ level of education. Numbers and per cent¹
	2002		2012		2017
	All residents	Propotion which was registered in higher education	All residents	Propotion which was registered in higher education	All residents	Propotion which was registered in higher education
¹Students include only students registered as residents in Norway.
19-24 years
Total	327 373	30.1	402 619	32.4	406 831	35.4
Mother or father has long higher education	30 333	59.3	40 608	59.1	49 247	59.3
Mother or father has short higher education	78 860	44.3	116 320	44.8	131 367	45.5
Mother or father has upper secondary education	161 809	24.4	169 679	26.3	161 509	28.3
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	40 333	12.1	41 515	14.9	36 356	18.5
Not stated	16 038	8.5	34 497	10.7	28 352	9.2

Males	166 621	24.5	206 373	26.1	210 453	28.4
Mother or father has long higher education	15 709	53.8	20 963	54.6	25 458	54.5
Mother or father has short higher education	40 367	37.3	59 914	37.4	67 578	37.9
Mother or father has upper secondary education	83 192	18.0	87 427	18.7	83 084	20.2
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	20 658	8.4	21 256	10.4	18 793	13.4
Not stated	6 695	7.3	16 813	8.9	15 540	6.7

Females	160 752	36.0	196 246	39.1	196 378	42.9
Mother or father has long higher education	14 624	65.1	19 645	63.9	23 789	64.4
Mother or father has short higher education	38 493	51.5	56 406	52.6	63 789	53.5
Mother or father has upper secondary education	78 617	31.1	82 252	34.3	78 425	36.9
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	19 675	16.0	20 259	19.7	17 563	24.1
Not stated	9 343	9.3	17 684	12.5	12 812	12.3

25-29 years
Total	302 823	16.3	329 044	15.1	370 851	15.9
Mother or father has long higher education	22 769	37.0	27 453	31.3	33 378	31.6
Mother or father has short higher education	58 300	25.6	73 918	23.6	95 653	22.9
Mother or father has upper secondary education	157 346	13.4	127 592	12.7	142 020	13.1
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	38 837	7.2	34 014	8.5	35 091	9.2
Not stated	25 571	8.5	66 067	7.2	64 709	7.1

Males	152 873	14.9	167 683	13.2	189 396	14.0
Mother or father has long higher education	11 704	36.5	14 189	29.6	17 218	30.6
Mother or father has short higher education	29 928	24.0	37 885	21.3	49 318	20.9
Mother or father has upper secondary education	80 089	11.6	65 485	10.1	73 239	10.5
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	19 698	5.5	17 564	6.6	17 976	6.9
Not stated	11 454	7.8	32 560	6.3	31 645	6.1

Females	149 950	17.8	161 361	17.2	181 455	17.9
Mother or father has long higher education	11 065	37.4	13 264	33.0	16 160	32.6
Mother or father has short higher education	28 372	27.4	36 033	26.1	46 335	25.1
Mother or father has upper secondary education	77 257	15.2	62 107	15.3	68 781	15.9
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	19 139	8.9	16 450	10.6	17 115	11.6
Not stated	14 117	9.1	33 507	8.0	33 064	8.1

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