Statistics Norway

Degrees from universities and colleges

5 Graduations in Norway, by sex, level and parentsī level of education 2000/01, 2009/10 and 2010/11
Level and parentsīlevel of education 2000/01 2009/10 2010/11
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Total 32 015 13 231 18 784 38 004 14 873 23 131 40 568 15 825 24 743
Tertiary education, 4 years or less1 23 997 8 917 15 080 25 986 9 274 16 712 27 224 9 698 17 526
Mother or father has long tertiary education 2 438 1 073 1 365 3 291 1 464 1 827 3 513 1 576 1 937
Mother or father has short tertiary education 6 277 2 553 3 724 8 450 3 313 5 137 9 122 3 548 5 574
Mother or father has upper secondary education 12 254 4 309 7 945 10 793 3 396 7 397 11 144 3 538 7 606
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education 2 132  638 1 494 1 866  571 1 295 1 920  531 1 389
Unknown  896  344  552 1 586  530 1 056 1 525  505 1 020
Tertiary education, more than 4 years2 7 250 3 810 3 440 10 816 4 935 5 881 12 046 5 425 6 621
Mother or father has long tertiary education 1 681  857  824 2 385 1 171 1 214 2 692 1 281 1 411
Mother or father has short tertiary education 2 098 1 103  995 3 405 1 581 1 824 3 884 1 806 2 078
Mother or father has upper secondary education 2 330 1 222 1 108 3 013 1 266 1 747 3 227 1 310 1 917
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education  244  132  112  431  155  276  401  154  247
Unknown  897  496  401 1 582  762  820 1 842  874  968
Second stage of tertiary education3  768  504  264 1 202  664  538 1 298  702  596
Mother or father has long tertiary education  183  128 55  302  167  135  321  165  156
Mother or father has short tertiary education  155 99 56  267  129  138  256  143  113
Mother or father has upper secondary education  206  136 70  256  131  125  247  116  131
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education 26 14 12 32 17 15 29 13 16
Unknown  198  127 71  345  220  125  445  265  180
1  Including graduations from programmes 4 years or less but also 2 years or longer.
2  Including graduations from programmes longer than 4 years.
3  Doctoral degrees.

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