Arbeidsmarkedskurs og annen videregående opplæring (engelsk), 1 October 2002

'Other upper secondary education programmes' mainly includes private educational institutions.

Preliminary figures by 1^{s t}October 2002 show that about 9 400 people chose 'other upper secondary education programmes' - a 7 per cent decrease since last year. Females were in the majority in these study areas with about 58 per cent. Most of the other upper educational institutions are private and had 88 per cent of the pupils. Oslo had the highest number within such programmes with 1 800 pupils and Finnmark county had the least number with about 80.

Over 6 000 participants were registered in labour market courses in 2002. This is a decline of about 170 pupils from 2001. About 53 per cent of the participants were females and 64 per cent were above 30 years.

Females choose arts and humanities

The dominant study area in 'other upper secondary education programmes' is the arts and humanities accounting for over 40 per cent of pupils. Females make up two thirds of the pupils in arts and humanities. Over 20 per cent of the pupils in 'other upper secondary education programmes are within the sciences, trade and crafts and males form almost 58 per cent.

Male participants in labour market courses choose mostly courses within the sciences, trade and craft and the females to a large extent select general courses.

One out of three in labour market courses have minority background

About 2 000 of the participants in labour market courses and 650 of the students in 'other upper secondary education programmes' had minority background in 2002. Minorities are defined as first generation immigrants and persons born in Norway with to parents born abroad. This category accounted for a little above 36 per cent of participants in labour market courses and 8 per cent in 'other upper secondary education programmes'.

Participants in labour market courses have parents with low education

Most of the participants in labour market courses have parents with low education. Analysis of available data on parents educational levels indicate that about 60 per cent have parents with upper secondary education as highest attained level of education, against 57 per cent in the total population. 13 per cent have parents with higher education (against 22 per cent) and 27 per cent have parents with only primary or lower secondary education (against 21 per cent in the population as a whole).

Tables:

• Table 1 Pupils in other upper secondary education programmes, by gender, field of study and part time/full time. 1st October 2002. Preliminary figures
• Table 2 Pupils in labour market courses, by gender and field of study. 1st October 2002. Peliminary figures
• Table 3 Pupils in other upper secondary education programmes and labour market courses, by ownership and county of residence. 1st October 2002. Preliminary figures
• Table 4 Pupils in other upper secondary education programmes and labour market courses, by parents' educational level and gender. 1st October 2002. Preliminary figures. Figures and per cent
• Table 5 Pupils in other upper secondary programmes and labour market courses, with minority background. 1st October 2002. Preliminary figures. Figures and per cent
• Table 6 Pupils in other upper secondary education programmes and labour market courses, by age and gender. 1st October 2002. Preliminary figures
• Table 7 Pupils in other upper secondary education programmes and labour marker courses, by gender and field of study. 1st October 2002. Preliminary figures
• Table 8 Candidates who completed other upper secondary education programmes, by gender and field of study. 1st October 2002. Preliminary figures. Number and per cent