Table

Field of education for students in Norway and abroad
NumbersPer centPer cent
TotalMalesFemales
201020192020201020192020201020192020
1Includes preparatory courses for university or university college education. Includes not preparatory course for engineering education as of 2014.
2Students who take a whole degree abroad.
Corrected 8 April 2021.
Fields of Education
Students in Norway227 747281 702292 83439.840.240.060.259.860.0
General programmes11 73437169482.468.575.517.631.524.5
Humanities and arts26 33928 49128 56937.839.740.162.760.359.9
Education33 34248 26649 27524.127.627.675.872.472.4
Social sciences and law31 15036 46737 98337.835.635.362.764.464.7
Business and administration42 00052 38357 87246.047.246.353.752.853.7
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects37 71249 76450 75768.465.465.832.134.634.2
Health, welfare and sport48 64855 54357 37820.922.721.477.677.378.6
Primary industries1 1781 5621 65655.147.943.046.252.157.0
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services4 0556 9717 00169.062.164.131.937.935.9
Unspecified field of study1 5891 8841 64938.940.337.961.159.762.1
 
Norwegian students abroad213 55514 48013 53340.038.138.760.061.961.3
General programmes1000......
Humanities and arts2 0281 7681 60630.631.733.169.468.366.9
Education190918830.528.621.669.571.478.4
Social sciences and law2 4792 8452 66230.625.025.069.475.075.0
Business and administration2 7262 8272 60551.051.454.549.048.645.5
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects1 4162 0861 96953.053.353.147.046.746.9
Health, welfare and sport4 5134 5984 51739.134.933.960.965.166.1
Primary industries3343499.114.012.290.986.087.8
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services169201846.275.072.253.825.027.8
Unspecified field of study1202190.016.821.1100.083.278.9