Statistics Norway

Upper secondary education

9 Completed educational programmes1 in upper secondary education, by gender and results - school year 2009/10.
Educational programmes Total Completed Percentage completed Total, men Percentage completed, men Total, women Percentage completed, women
Upper secondary education 275 144 62 220 82.8 37 659 82.0 37 485 83.6
               
Upper secondary education, advanced course II/certificate 52 295 41 160 78.7 22 338 75.1 29 957 81.4
               
General studies3 44 744 34 609 77.3 19 588 73.6 25 156 80.3
Specialisation in general studies 38 789 29 520 76.1 16 640 72.4 22 149 78.9
Sports and physical studies 3 941 3 332 84.5 2 257 80.5 1 684 90.0
Music, dance and drama 2 014 1 757 87.2  691 81.0 1 323 90.5
Vocational education3 4 622 3 722 80.5 1 519 77.2 3 031 82.1
Design, arts and crafts  265  216 81.5 24 87.5  241 80.9
Electricity and electronics 34 24 70.6 32 71.9 2 50.0
Health and social care 1 144  981 85.8 29 72.4 1 115 86.1
Media and communication 2 250 1 852 82.3 1 066 78.7 1 184 85.6
Agriculture, fishing and forestry  929  649 69.9  368 73.1  561 67.7
               
General areas of study.Reform 94 2 142 2 054 95.9 1 101 95.9 1 041 95.9
Vocational studies. Reform 94  787  775 98.5  130 98.5  657 98.5
               
Completed apprenticeship examinations 22 849 21 060 92.2 15 321 7.8 7 528 92.2
               
Vocational education3 11 453 10 576 92.3 6 626 92.3 4 827 92.5
Building and construction 2 103 1 914 91.0 1 824 90.7  279 92.8
Design, arts and crafts  465  377 81.1 31 87.1  434 80.6
Electricity and electronics  320  291 90.9  302 91.1 18 88.9
Health and social care 2 991 2 786 93.1  360 90.0 2 631 93.6
Media and communication 76 72 94.7 27 92.6 49 95.9
Agriculture, fishing and forestry  203  185 91.1  141 91.5 62 90.3
Restaurant and food  958  838 87.5  474 85.7  484 89.3
Service and transport 1 569 1 513 96.4  942 96.5  627 96.3
Technical and industrial production 2 768 2 600 93.9 2 525 93.6  243 97.5
               
General areas of study. Reform 94  112  104 92.9  108 92.6 4  100.0
               
Vocational studies. Reform 94 11 284 10 380 92.0 8 587 92.1 2 697 91.7
               
4 Tertiary vocational education 6 804 5 120 75.2 3 854 74.5 2 950 76.2
               
Folk high schools 7 124 6 691 93.9 3 038 93.6 4 086 94.2
               
Employment training 26 536 21 954 82.7 13 573 82.0 12 963 83.5
               
Other upper secondary educational programmes 7 514 4 597 61.2 3 486 64.3 4 028 58.5
1  Completed education means achieved general, vocational certificate or requirements for admission to tertiary education.
2  All pupils registered at Upper Secondary Advanced course within the period 1.10.09-30.09.10, all apprentices and practice candidates who sat for examinations within the period 1.10.09-30.09.10 and private candidates who passed.
3  New structure in upper secondary education, The Knowledge Promotion from 2006/07.
4  Internet-based teaching included from 2009.

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