Statistics Norway

Education statistics. Pupils and students

9   Students, by age and type of college. Absolut figures and percentages. 1 October 2002
Age Total1 Universities State colleges Military colleges Other colleges Total Universities State colleges Military colleges Other colleges
  Absolute figures Percentages
Total  212 420 80 559 94 339  681 36 841  100.0 37.9 44.4 0.3 17.3
Below 19 years  223  125 61 2 35  100.0 56.1 27.4 0.9 15.7
19 years 7 341 3 389 3 057 35  860        100.0 46.2 41.6 0.5 11.7
20 ' 15 444 6 602 6 506 44 2 292  100.0 42.7 42.1 0.3 14.8
21 ' 18 523 6 967 8 271 85 3 200  100.0 37.6 44.7 0.5 17.3
22 ' 19 040 7 152 8 315  114 3 459  100.0 37.6 43.7 0.6 18.2
23 ' 17 642 7 080 7 415 75 3 072  100.0 40.1 42.0 0.4 17.4
24 ' 15 676 7 018 6 060 67 2 531  100.0 44.8 38.7 0.4 16.1
25 ' 12 891 6 307 4 654 36 1 894  100.0 48.9 36.1 0.3 14.7
26 ' 10 928 5 551 3 899 35 1 443  100.0 50.8 35.7 0.3 13.2
27 ' 9 352 4 814 3 285 37 1 216  100.0 51.5 35.1 0.4 13.0
28 ' 8 042 3 794 2 979 28 1 241  100.0 47.2 37.0 0.3 15.4
29 ' 6 770 3 038 2 673 34 1 025  100.0 44.9 39.5 0.5 15.1
30-34 years 23 131 7 659 11 049 68 4 355  100.0 33.1 47.8 0.3 18.8
35 years and above 47 417 11 063 26 115 21 10 218  100.0 23.3 55.1 0.0 21.5
1  Part of the increase in the number of students in higher education is due to the inclusion of about 8 000 students registered at so called ' business courses' at the Norwegian School of Management.

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