Statistics Norway

Throughput of students in tertiary education

4 New entrants to tertiary education in 19861 and 19962, by parents' level of education and awarded qualification after 10 years. Absolute figures and per cent
Awarded qualification New entrants 19861
Parents' level of education
Absolute figures Per cent
Total Tertiary education, long3 Tertiary education, short4 Upper secondary education Lower secondary education Unknown Total Tertiary education, long3 Tertiary education, short4 Upper secondary education Lower secondary education Unknown
Total 29 354 3 477 5 368 12 468 4 437 3 604  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Doctorates, Ph.D  174 49 40 46 8 31 0.6 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.9
Tertiary graduates from programs longer than 4 years 5 953 1 405 1 369 1 991  498  690 20.3 40.4 25.5 16.0 11.2 19.1
Tertiary graduates from 2-4 year programs 11 636  960 2 108 5 541 2 033  994 39.6 27.6 39.3 44.4 45.8 27.6
No awarded qualification 11 591 1 063 1 851 4 890 1 898 1 889 39.5 30.6 34.5 39.2 42.8 52.4
                         
New entrants 19962
  Parents' level of education
  Absolute figures Per cent
  Total Tertiary education, long3 Tertiary education, short4 Upper secondary education Lower secondary education Unknown Total Tertiary education, long3 Tertiary education, short4 Upper secondary education Lower secondary education Unknown
Total 39 515 4 420 8 302 18 256 5 431 3 106  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Doctorates, Ph.D  151 42 38 27 6 38 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.2
Tertiary graduates from programs longer than 4 years 6 918 1 680 1 849 2 241  419  729 17.5 38.0 22.3 12.3 7.7 23.5
Tertiary graduates from 2-4 year programs 18 333 1 474 3 612 9 266 2 764 1 217 46.4 33.3 43.5 50.8 50.9 39.2
No awarded qualification 14 113 1 224 2 803 6 722 2 242 1 122 35.7 27.7 33.8 36.8 41.3 36.1
1  New entrants from 1.10.1985 to 30.09.1986.
2  New entrants from 1.10.1995 to 30.09.1996.
3  Tertiary education longer than 4 years.
4  Tertiary education, 4 years or shorter.
Source: Education statistics, Statistics Norway.

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