Statistics Norway

Upper secondary education

1 Pupils, apprentices, trainees in upper secondary education, students and participants in upper secondary education, by age, type of school/institution and gender. 1 October 2009
Type of school/institution and gender Total Age
-15 16-18 19-24 25-29 30-34 -35
Total  261 874  270  177 305 58 131 8 404 5 199 12 565
Upper secondary education              
Upper secondary schools, pupils1  190 828  236  166 542 17 984 2 161 1 277 2 628
Apprenticeship training, apprentices 36 011 - 8 685 23 177 2 173  848 1 128
Apprenticeship training, trainees 1 240 -  373  787 35 12 33
               
Tertiary vocational education2, 3 6 541 - 13 3 125 1 010  605 1 788
               
Folk high schools, pupils 6 898 -  715 6 078 62 10 33
               
Employment training, participants 8 619 - 51 1 499 1 349 1 381 4 339
               
Other upper secondary educational programmes, pupils3 11 737 34  926 5 481 1 614 1 066 2 616
               
Men              
Upper secondary education  135 820 99 90 914 33 133 4 107 2 299 5 268
Upper secondary schools, pupils1 94 403 85 83 389 8 863  855  447  764
Apprenticeship training, apprentices 25 469 - 6 384 16 515 1 403  544  623
Apprenticeship training, trainees  833 -  280  503 23 10 17
               
Tertiary vocational education2, 3 2 939 - 7 1 258  525  290  859
               
Folk high schools, pupils 2 924 -  343 2 520 37 3 21
               
Employment training, participants 4 093 - 29  926  637  583 1 918
               
Other upper secondary educational programmes, pupils3 5 159 14  482 2 548  627  422 1 066
               
Women              
Upper secondary education  126 054  171 86 391 24 998 4 297 2 900 7 297
Upper secondary schools, pupils1 96 425  151 83 153 9 121 1 306  830 1 864
Apprenticeship training, apprentices 10 542 - 2 301 6 662  770  304  505
Apprenticeship training, trainees  407 - 93  284 12 2 16
               
Tertiary vocational education2, 3 3 602 - 6 1 867  485  315  929
               
Folk high schools, pupils 3 974 -  372 3 558 25 7 12
               
Employment training, participants 4 526 - 22  573  712  798 2 421
               
Other upper secondary educational programmes, pupils3 6 578 20  444 2 933  987  644 1 550
1  3 336 pupils in alternative education program and 590 pupils in skill training at school are included.
2  Figures for county tertiary vocational education are not included.
3  Internet-based teaching included from 2009.

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