Statistics Norway

Upper secondary education

3 Pupils, apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education, by education programmes1 /field of study. Percentage of women. 1 October 2009
Education programmes/Field of study Pupils Apprentices/Trainees
Total Per cent women Total Per cent women
Total  190 828 50.5 36 011 29.3
         
General studies1  107 690 55.5 - -
Specialisation in general studies 90 056 56.6 - -
Sports and physical studies 11 308 42.2 - -
Music, dance and drama 6 326 63.6 - -
         
Vocational education1 79 428 44.3 27 876 30.9
Building and construction 9 614 4.0 6 001 2.4
Design, arts and crafts 5 887 89.7 1 883 94.1
Electricity and electronics 9 806 5.1 4 250 4.1
Health and social care 16 808 89.2 4 212 88.8
Media and communication 8 929 56.0  168 60.1
Agriculture, fishing and forestry 4 044 58.1  638 33.7
Restaurant and food 4 581 52.5 1 923 50.2
Service and transport 7 216 41.2 2 538 36.3
Technical and industrial production 12 543 10.3 6 263 9.2
         
Alternative education program 3 336 38.2 - -
Trainees - - 1 240 32.8
         
General areas of study  314 62.4  110 6.4
General, economics and management studies  312 62.5  110 6.4
Music, dance and drama - - - -
Sports and physical studies 2 50.0 - -
         
Vocational studies 60 60.0 8 025 23.9
Health- and social studies 22  100.0  518 90.0
Agriculture, fishing and forestry 14 85.7  138 38.4
Arts, crafts and designs 2  100.0  729 95.3
Hotel and foodprocessing trades - -  265 58.5
Building and construction trades - - 1 128 2.5
Technical building 1 -  678 6.3
Electrical trades 2 - 2 946 3.3
Engineering and mechanical trades 19 - 1 118 10.4
Chemical and processing trades - - 14 42.9
Media and communication - - 90 47.8
Sailes and service - -  278 70.1
Woodworking trades - -  123 17.9
1  New structure in upper secondary education, The Knowledge Promotion from 2006/07.

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