Statistics Norway

Education statistics. Pupils and students

5   Pupils in upper secondary education1, by type of education and gender. 1 October 2003
Gender and type of education Total Basic course Advanced course I Advanced course II Other education under
the Education Act
Males and females  178 941 67 263 58 046 49 294 4 338
General and business studies 79 026 23 583 21 097 33 305 21 041
Music, dance and drama 5 225 1 967 1 721 1 537 -
Sports and physical education 7 198 2 868 2 235 2 095 -
Health education and social studies 20 197 7 247 6 868 6 082 -
Agriculture, fishing and forestry 4 061 1 673 1 427  961 -
Arts, craft and design 12 729 5 658 4 673 2 398 -
Hotel and food processing trades 7 033 3 846 3 101 86 -
Building and construction trades 6 885 3 597 3 231 57 -
Technical building trades 2 232 1 098  978  156 -
Electrical trades 9 695 4 600 3 920 1 175 -
Engineering and mechanical trades 11 386 6 180 4 781  425 -
Chemical and processing trades  904  480  424 - -
Wood working trades  584  331  234 19 -
Media and communication 3 930 1 605 1 369  956 -
Sales and service 4 559 2 530 1 987 42 -
           
Technical vocational school 3 297 - - - 3 297
           
Males 87 463 34 880 29 361 19 212 4 010
General and business studies 36 640 11 158 10 289 14 297  896
Music, dance and drama 1 382  529  461  392 -
Sports and physical education 4 271 1 698 1 287 1 286 -
Health education and social studies 1 791  932  580  279 -
Agriculture, fishing and forestry 1 839  772  678  389 -
Arts, craft and design 1 803  806  603  394 -
Hotel and food processing trades 3 070 1 715 1 315 40 -
Building and construction trades 6 773 3 523 3 196 54 -
Technical building trades 2 031 1 033  882  116 -
Electrical trades 9 337 4 429 3 767 1 141 -
Engineering and mechanical trades 10 790 5 828 4 550  412 -
Chemical and processing trades  641  340  301 - -
Wood working trades  496  288  193 15 -
Media and communication 1 687  730  566  391 -
Sales and service 1 798 1 099  693 6 -
           
Tecnical vocational school 3 114 - - - 3 114
           
Females 91 478 32 383 28 685 30 082  328
General and business studies 42 386 12 425 10 808 19 008  145
Music, dance and drama 3 843 1 438 1 260 1 145 -
Sports and physical education 2 927 1 170  948  809 -
Health education and social studies 18 406 6 315 6 288 5 803 -
Agriculture, fishing and forestry 2 222  901  749  572 -
Arts, craft and design 10 926 4 852 4 070 2 004 -
Hotel and food processing trades 3 963 2 131 1 786 46 -
Building and construction trades  112 74 35 3 -
Technical building trades  201 65 96 40 -
Electrical trades  358  171  153 34 -
Engineering and mechanical trades  596  352  231 13 -
Chemical and processing trades  263  140  123 - -
Wood working trades 88 43 41 4 -
Media and communication 2 243  875  803  565 -
Sales and service 2 761 1 431 1 294 36 -
           
Tecnical vocational school  183 - - -  183
1  Pupils under the Education Act included adults in specialised upper secondary education, students in technical vocational schools and participants in preparatory course for college of engineering.
2  Preparatory course for college of engineering.

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