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Parents’ level of education for resident students in Norway
	2003		2013		2018
	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
19-24 years
Total	327 143	30.3	406 322	33.7	406 781	35.3
Mother or father has long higher education	30 694	59.0	42 389	59.3	51 654	58.1
Mother or father has short higher education	80 636	44.2	120 467	45.6	134 069	44.5
Mother or father has upper secondary education	158 711	24.4	170 714	27.5	158 092	27.9
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	40 685	12.4	41 124	16.2	35 167	19.0
Not stated	16 417	10.7	31 628	10.1	27 799	11.3

Males	166 300	24.7	208 594	27.5	210 602	28.4
Mother or father has long higher education	15 858	54.1	21 844	55.3	26 648	53.8
Mother or father has short higher education	41 202	37.3	62 001	38.7	68 950	37.0
Mother or father has upper secondary education	81 567	18.0	88 079	19.9	81 508	19.7
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	20 874	8.6	21 115	11.7	18 197	13.8
Not stated	6 799	9.5	15 555	8.6	15 299	8.6

Females	160 843	36.2	197 728	40.1	196 179	42.8
Mother or father has long higher education	14 836	64.3	20 545	63.6	25 006	62.6
Mother or father has short higher education	39 434	51.5	58 466	52.8	65 119	52.6
Mother or father has upper secondary education	77 144	31.2	82 635	35.5	76 584	36.6
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	19 811	16.4	20 009	21.0	16 970	24.6
Not stated	9 618	11.5	16 073	11.7	12 500	14.7

25-29 years
Total	295 070	16.5	340 170	15.0	370 203	15.9
Mother or father has long higher education	22 900	36.4	28 640	30.7	34 249	30.7
Mother or father has short higher education	58 885	25.5	77 938	23.2	98 482	22.5
Mother or father has upper secondary education	150 918	13.3	130 132	12.7	141 917	12.7
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	35 730	7.2	34 505	8.6	34 460	9.1
Not stated	26 637	9.7	68 955	6.9	61 095	8.2

Males	148 523	15.3	172 830	13.3	189 237	14.0
Mother or father has long higher education	11 736	36.7	14 715	29.7	17 724	29.8
Mother or father has short higher education	30 283	24.2	40 037	21.1	50 663	20.3
Mother or father has upper secondary education	76 733	11.7	66 660	10.4	73 245	10.1
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	18 153	5.9	17 755	6.6	17 704	7.0
Not stated	11 618	9.1	33 663	6.1	29 901	7.4

Females	146 547	17.6	167 340	16.8	180 966	17.9
Mother or father has long higher education	11 164	36.1	13 925	31.8	16 525	31.6
Mother or father has short higher education	28 602	26.8	37 901	25.5	47 819	24.8
Mother or father has upper secondary education	74 185	15.0	63 472	15.1	68 672	15.5
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	17 577	8.5	16 750	10.7	16 756	11.4
Not stated	15 019	10.1	35 292	7.7	31 194	8.9

StatBank source table 09218