Statistical Yearbook of Norway 2013, Table 163: Pupils in upper secondary education and other education programmes between lower secondary and tertiary education, by sex and education programmes /field of study. 1 October 2012

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163 Pupils in upper secondary education and other education programmes between lower secondary and tertiary education, by sex and education programmes¹ /field of study. 1 October 2012
Education programmes/Field of study	Total	Percentage women


Pupils, total	272 121	47.2
Pupils in upper secondary schools, total²	200 410	50.6

General studies, total	116 533	55.1
Specialisation in general studies	98 777	56.3
Sports and physical studies	11 307	39.0
Music, dance and drama	6 449	64.6

Vocational education, total	83 877	44.3
Building and construction	9 097	5.5
Design, arts and crafts	5 100	88.4
Electricity and electronics	10 098	5.3
Healtcare, childhood and youth development	20 123	85.4
Media and communication	9 598	58.1
Agriculture, fishing and forestry	4 330	53.9
Restaurant and food	4 215	47.3
Service and transport	7 868	39.3
Technical and industrial production	13 448	10.7

Apprentices	37 139	28.3

Trainees	1 612	31.7

Students in tertiary vocational education	14 116	41.1
Public	6 266	18.0
Private	7 850	59.6

Pupils in folk high schools	6 941	55.7

Participants in employment training	6 934	58.9

Pupils in other fields of study	4 969	47.9

¹	New structure in upper secondary education, The Knowledge Promotion from 2006/07.
²	Pupils in education act.
Source: Education Statistics, Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/en/vgu