Statistics Norway

Throughput of students in tertiary education

1 Undergraduate courses1 , by number of graduates in the 2006/2007 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 23 433  100 36 21 12 7 5 19
Teacher training programme, one-year 1 805  100 11 5 6 7 7 63
College diploma, two-year  539  100 37 14 7 7 5 31
                 
3 year degrees 18 786  100 43 22 11 6 4 14
Of these                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme 1 415  100 46 26 10 4 3 12
Vocational teacher, foundation programme  377  100 43 16 15 7 4 15
Engineering, foundation programme 1 657  100 53 18 11 4 3 10
Nursing, foundation programme 3 696  100 43 23 9 5 4 15
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing) 1 813  100 43 24 10 7 5 11
Bachelor degree, Health/Welfare/Sport 1 653  100 45 20 12 6 4 12
Bachelor degree, Humanities/Arts 1 834  100 32 21 14 8 6 19
Bachelor degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies 1 687  100 32 25 16 9 6 13
Bachelor degree, Business/Administration 3 128  100 47 20 10 6 4 13
Bachelor degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical Subjects 1 028  100 40 20 14 8 5 13
Bachelor degree, Primary Industries  147  100 42 14 16 7 8 12
Bachelor degree, Transport and Communications/Safety and Security/Other Services  149  100 45 13 13 7 8 15
                 
4 year degrees 2 303  100 2 34 21 15 8 20
Of these                
Business and Economics Degree  399  100 0 21 22 20 12 25
General teacher, foundation programme 1 751  100 1 37 21 14 7 20
                 
Males, total 8 062  100 38 19 12 7 5 20
Of these                
Teacher training programme, one-year  737  100 17 5 7 7 6 58
College diploma, two-year  235  100 40 14 6 9 4 29
                 
3 year degrees 6 330  100 44 19 12 6 5 14
Of these                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme  122  100 32 28 13 7 4 16
Vocational teacher, foundation programme 72  100 43 19 11 6 3 18
Engineering, foundation programme 1 401  100 55 18 10 4 3 10
Nursing, foundation programme  382  100 40 14 8 5 6 27
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing)  361  100 39 20 9 8 7 17
Bachelor degree, Health/Welfare/Sport  369  100 49 16 12 5 4 14
Bachelor degree, Humanities/Arts  659  100 30 22 15 9 7 18
Bachelor degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies  639  100 34 21 16 8 6 14
Bachelor degree, Business/Administration 1 474  100 47 21 10 5 4 12
Bachelor degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical Subjects  585  100 43 18 14 6 5 13
Bachelor degree, Primary Industries 85  100 46 14 14 11 6 9
Bachelor degree, Transport and Communications/Safety and Security/Other Services  130  100 48 11 13 6 8 14
                 
4 year degrees  760  100 2 28 22 16 8 24
Of these                
Business and Economics Degree  246  100 - 20 23 21 11 24
General teacher, foundation programme  459  100 1 32 22 14 8 24
                 
Females, total 15 371  100 35 23 12 7 5 18
Of these                
Teacher training programme, one-year 1 068  100 7 6 6 8 7 66
College diploma, two-year  304  100 35 13 7 6 6 33
                 
3 year degrees 12 456  100 42 23 11 6 4 13
Of these                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme 1 293  100 47 26 9 3 3 11
Vocational teacher, foundation programme  305  100 43 15 16 7 4 14
Engineering, foundation programme  256  100 41 19 14 6 7 13
Nursing, foundation programme 3 314  100 44 24 10 5 4 14
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing) 1 452  100 44 25 10 7 4 10
Bachelor degree, Health/Welfare/Sport 1 284  100 44 21 12 6 4 12
Bachelor degree, Humanities/Arts 1 175  100 34 20 14 8 5 20
Bachelor degree, Social Sciences/Legal Studies 1 048  100 30 27 17 9 5 12
Bachelor degree, Business/Administration 1 654  100 47 19 11 7 4 13
Bachelor degree, Natural Sciences/Vocational and Technical Subjects  443  100 35 21 14 10 6 13
Bachelor degree, Primary Industries 62  100 37 13 19 3 11 16
Bachelor degree, Transport and Communications/Safety and Security/Other Services 19  100 26 26 11 11 5 21
                 
4 year degrees 1 543  100 2 37 20 14 7 19
Of these                
Business and Economics Degree  153  100 1 22 20 18 14 25
General teacher, foundation programme 1 292  100 1 39 21 14 7 18
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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