Statistics Norway

Throughput of students in tertiary education

1 Undergraduate courses1 , by number of graduates in the 2005/2006 study year and number of years2 since the student was first registered in tertiary education. Absolute figures and per cent
Course of study, duration Absolute figures.
Number of graduates		 Per cent
    Total     -3 years     4 years     5 years     6 years     7 years     8 years and over
Both sexes, total 23 657  100 36 21 12 8 5 19
                 
Teacher training programme, one-year 1 786  100 11 3 5 7 7 66
College diploma, two-year  678  100 41 10 7 8 5 28
                 
3 year degrees 18 353  100 44 21 11 7 4 14
Of these:                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme 1 227  100 51 24 9 5 2 9
Vocational teacher, foundation programme  385  100 45 23 16 4 4 7
Engineering, foundation programme 1 739  100 53 20 8 4 4 10
Nursing, foundation programme 3 593  100 46 22 8 5 3 14
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing) 1 844  100 45 22 11 7 5 10
Bachelor degree, Health/Welfare/Sport 1 864  100 45 18 11 6 5 16
Bachelor degree, Humanities/Arts 1 797  100 31 21 12 9 5 21
Bachelor degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies 1 515  100 30 26 16 9 5 14
Bachelor degree, Business/Administration 2 895  100 49 17 10 8 4 13
Bachelor degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical Subjects 1 055  100 40 21 12 9 5 13
Bachelor degree, Primary Industries  150  100 26 21 19 10 9 15
Bachelor degree, Transport and Communications/Safety and Security/Other Services  158  100 46 18 10 4 4 18
                 
4 year degrees 2 840  100 3 35 22 14 8 18
Of these:                
Business and Economics Degree  725  100 2 27 24 19 10 18
General teacher, foundation programme 1 923  100 1 39 22 13 7 19
Cand.mag.(Social Science) 7  100 - 14 - 29 - 57
                 
Men, total 8 204  100 37 18 11 8 5 21
Of these:                
Teacher training programme, one-year  786  100 17 4 5 7 6 60
College diploma, two-year  305  100 44 8 8 7 5 29
                 
3 year degrees 6 128  100 45 19 11 7 5 15
Of these:                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme  101  100 44 23 10 4 5 15
Vocational teacher, foundation programme 82  100 49 26 6 7 7 5
Engineering, foundation programme 1 457  100 56 19 8 4 4 9
Nursing, foundation programme  365  100 35 20 8 6 5 25
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing)  361  100 40 15 12 8 8 18
Bachelor degree, Health/Welfare/Sport  459  100 46 15 8 4 5 22
Bachelor degree, Humanities/Arts  633  100 32 19 14 9 5 21
Bachelor degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies  577  100 32 22 18 10 5 15
Bachelor degree, Business/Administration 1 221  100 51 16 10 8 3 12
Bachelor degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical Subjects  629  100 41 22 10 7 5 15
Bachelor degree, Primary Industries 77  100 30 16 18 12 5 19
Bachelor degree, Transport and Communications/Safety and Security/Other Services  130  100 45 17 9 4 5 20
                 
4 year degrees  985  100 4 29 22 17 8 21
Of these:                
Business and Economics Degree  433  100 2 27 22 20 8 21
General teacher, foundation programme  476  100 1 31 22 15 8 22
Cand.mag.(Social Science) 3  100 - - - - -  100
                 
Women, total 15 453  100 36 22 12 7 5 18
Of these:                
Teacher training programme, one-year 1 000  100 6 3 5 7 7 71
College diploma, two-year  373  100 39 12 7 8 5 28
                 
3 year degrees 12 225  100 44 22 11 7 4 13
Of these:                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme 1 126  100 52 24 9 5 2 8
Vocational teacher, foundation programme  303  100 44 22 19 4 3 8
Engineering, foundation programme  282  100 40 24 10 6 3 17
Nursing, foundation programme 3 228  100 47 23 8 5 3 13
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing) 1 483  100 47 24 11 7 4 8
Bachelor degree, Health/Welfare/Sport 1 405  100 45 19 12 6 5 14
Bachelor degree, Humanities/Arts 1 164  100 31 22 11 9 5 21
Bachelor degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies  938  100 29 29 15 9 5 14
Bachelor degree, Business/Administration 1 674  100 47 18 10 8 4 14
Bachelor degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical Subjects  426  100 37 19 15 12 5 11
Bachelor degree, Primary Industries 73  100 22 27 21 8 12 10
Bachelor degree, Transport and Communications/Safety and Security/Other Services 28  100 50 21 14 4 4 7
                 
4 year degrees 1 855  100 2 39 23 13 7 16
Of these:                
Business and Economics Degree  292  100 2 26 26 19 14 13
General teacher, foundation programme 1 447  100 1 41 22 12 6 18
Cand.mag.(Social Science) 4  100 - 25 - 50 - 25
1  The table consists of a selection of completed undergraduate courses. Some courses (primarily supplementary courses) are not included in the table.
2  Calculation of "number of years": -3years = 40 months, 4 years = 41-52 months, 5 years = 53-64 months, 6 years = 65-76 months, 7 years = 77-88 months, 8 years and over = 89 months and over.

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