Statistics Norway

Upper secondary education

4   Pupils, apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education, by education programmes1/field of study.
1 October 2006. Percentage of women
Education programmes/Field of study Pupils Apprentices/Trainees
Total Per cent women Total Per cent women
Total  189 731 51.5 35 272 27.2
General studies1 33 373 55.1 - -
Specialization in general studies 27 110 55.9 - -
Sports and physical studies 3 977 42.8 - -
Music, dance and drama 2 286 66.4 - -
Vocational education1 39 389 42.8 - -
Building and construction 5 654 3.3 - -
Design, arts and crafts 3 398 87.7 - -
Electricity and electronics 4 300 4.0 - -
Health and social care 7 964 86.9 - -
Media and communication 3 131 51.0 - -
Agriculture, fishing and forestry 1 705 58.4 - -
Restaurant and food 3 177 53.9 - -
Service and transport 3 475 45.5 - -
Technical and industrial production 6 585 10.8 - -
Alternative education program 2 072 36.6 - -
Trainees - -  833 30.4
         
General areas of study 69 137 54.8  730 4.4
General, economics and management studies 59 176 55.2  730 4.4
Music, dance and drama 3 774 69.2 - -
Sports and physical studies 6 187 41.9 - -
Vocational studies 45 760 52.2 33 709 27.6
Health- and social studies 11 531 91.3 3 183 86.2
Agriculture, fishing and forestry 2 460 58.8  714 36.4
Arts, crafts and designs 7 121 86.1 2 703 95.3
Hotel and foodprocessing trades 2 866 55.0 2 661 53.9
Building and construction trades 3 746 2.4 6 611 1.3
Technical building 1 167 14.7 2 105 5.3
Electrical trades 4 251 3.8 6 253 3.5
Engineering and mechanical trades 5 823 6.1 6 724 6.0
Chemical and processing trades  420 26.7  237 33.3
Media and communication 3 677 51.5  313 46.6
Sailes and service 2 464 55.6 1 797 65.4
Woodworking trades  234 15.4  408 16.9
1  New structure in upper secondary education, The Knowledge Promotion from 2006/07.

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