Statistics Norway

Education statistics. Apprentices

1   Apprentices, by gender and areas of study. 1995-20041
Area of study Total Men Women Per cent women
1995 19 375 15 192 4 183 21.6
1996 27 216 20 085 7 131 26.2
1997 31 983 22 311 9 582 30.0
1998 32 350 22 710 9 640 29.8
1999 31 446 21 728 9 718 30.9
2000 29 945 20 533 9 412 31.4
2001 29 325 20 311 9 014 30.7
2002 29 085 20 394 8 691 29.9
2003 28 321 19 789 8 532 30.1
2004 29 019 20 365 8 654 29.8
         
Area of study 2004        
General, economics and management studies  701  665 36 5.1
Health and social studies 2 948  310 2 638 89.5
Agriculture, fishing and forestry  691  458  233 33.7
Arts, crafts and designs 2 470 98 2 372 96.0
Hotel and food processing trades 2 707 1 251 1 456 53.8
Building and construction trades 5 282 5 227 55 1.0
Technical building trades 1 743 1 628  115 6.6
Electrical trades 5 119 4 929  190 3.7
Engineering and mechanical trades 5 160 4 845  315 6.1
Chemical and processing trades  258  159 99 38.4
Woodworking trades  337  262 75 22.3
Media and communication  286  135  151 52.8
Retail and service 1 317  398  919 69.8
1  Preliminary figures 1 October 2004.

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