Credits and graduations from higher education, 2010/2011

More than 15 100 degrees were completed by men in universities and colleges during the academic year 2010/2011, and 30 per cent - or 4 500 - completed a degree in science. Approximately 24 100 degrees were successfully completed by women, and 8 per cent (2 000) of these were in the field of science. The highest proportion of women completed a degree in health, welfare and sport, at 31 per cent.

A rise in completed tertiary degrees

More than 39 200 tertiary degrees were completed during the academic year 2010/2011 in Norwegian tertiary institutions - an increase of almost 2 500 from the previous year. Both undergraduate and graduate degrees accounted for almost 1 250 each, and the universities accounted for close to 80 per cent of this increase or 1 950 degrees. A total of 1 298 doctoral degrees were awarded in Norwegian tertiary institutions during 2010/2011; an increase of almost 100 compared with 2009/2010.

High proportion of immigrants among awarded doctorates

Notably, the proportion of immigrant students awarded doctorates is rather high. In 2010/2011, immigrants accounted for 25 per cent of all doctorates awarded. This proportion may continue to pick up as more updated figures from NIFU show that non-Norwegian citizens make up 33 per cent of all doctorates awarded in 2011. The low number of Norwegian-born to immigrant parents awarded doctorates is explained by the very few who have reached the age for when it is common to complete a doctorate in Norway.

Slightly more than 30 per cent of the 106 who completed a Master of Pharmacy were completed by immigrants. Immigrants accounted for 13 per cent of students who completed a Master of Odontology. Within the 4-year degree programme in General teacher training, only 2 per cent of all degrees were completed by immigrants.

For Norwegian-born to immigrant parents a similar pattern appears. Almost 6 per cent of Master’s degrees in Pharmacy were completed by Norwegian-born to immigrant parents and 5 per cent among Master’s degrees in Odontology. In all other selected programmes, the proportion of Norwegian-born to immigrant parents was much lower.

1 Doctoral degrees are not included.

Tables:

• Table 1 Graduations in tertiary education in Norway, by sex, level of degree and type of institution. 2000/01, 2009/10 and 2010/11
• Table 2 Graduations in tertiary education in Norway, by sex, level of degree and field of education. 2000/01, 2009/10 and 2010/11
• Table 3 Graduations in tertiary education in Norway, by immigration category, sex and field of education. 2010/11. Absolute figures and per cent
• Table 4 Graduations in tertiary education in Norway, by sex, level and age 2000/01, 2009/10 and 2010/11
• Table 5 Graduations in Norway, by sex, level and parents´ level of education 2000/01, 2009/10 and 2010/11
• Table 6 Graduations in tertiary education in Norway, by immigration category, sex, study duration and selected programmes. 2010/11. Per cent.