Statistics Norway

Education statistics. Pupils and students

3   Pupils and students by immigrant category, type of school/institution, age and gender. 1 October 20031. Per cent
Immigrant category Pupils in upper secondary schools2 Students by universities and university colleges
16-18 years 19-24 years 25-29 years
Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females
Total 9 015 4 668 4 347 4 602 1 975 2 627 2 876 1 259 1 617
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background 6 307 3 315 2 992 3 407 1 435 1 972 2 599 1 112 1 487
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents 2 708 1 353 1 355 1 195  540  655  277  147  130
  Percentage of registered cohort
Total 78.7 77.4 80.1 18.2 16.3 19.9 10.9 10.6 11.1
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background 75.3 74.1 76.6 16.4 14.6 18.0 10.6 10.2 10.9
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents 87.8 86.6 88.9 26.7 23.6 29.8 14.3 14.3 14.4
1  Pupils and students with country backround Norway, Sweden and Denmark are not included.
2  The pupils in upper secondary schools consist of pupils and apprentices under the Education Act included adults in specialised upper secondary education, students in technical vocational schools, pupils in folk high schools, participants in employment training, pupils of other upper secondary education and participants in preparatory course for college of engineering.

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