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170 Students in tertiary education, by field of education. Percentage women
Field of education 1997 2007 2012
Total Percentage women Total Percentage women Total Percentage women
    Per cent Per cent Per cent
Total  177 690 57.5  208 238 60.9  245 572 59.9
             
General subjects  774 20.0 1 764 22.1 1 894 22.1
Humanities and arts 32 738 62.6 24 849 63.8 27 309 61.8
Teacher training and pedagogy 30 793 76.3 30 677 75.1 35 725 75.8
Social sciences and law 24 255 57.5 28 446 60.9 32 203 62.4
Business and administration 25 247 46.8 37 339 55.3 46 948 54.9
Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects 30 257 28.6 32 848 32.1 41 367 31.2
Health, welfare and sport 27 857 78.0 44 523 79.3 51 156 79.1
Primary industries 2 246 44.9 1 034 48.8 1 206 48.6
Transport and communications, safety and security and other services 2 869 17.8 3 084 29.6 6 215 31.3
Unspecified field of education  654 45.6 3 674 60.7 1 549 62.4
Source: Education statistics, universities and colleges, Statistics Norway.
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