Students in higher education, 1 October 2016

Resident students in higher education in Norway, in per cent of registered cohort. Age groups, sex and parents´ level of education. Numbers and per cent¹
	2001		2011		2016
	All residents	Propotion which was registered in higher education	All residents	Propotion which was registered in higher education	All residents	Propotion which was registered in higher education
¹Students include only students registered as residents in Norway.
19-24 years
Total	326 154	27.7	394 681	31.6	408 115	35.1
Mother or father has long higher education	29 929	55.1	39 479	58.1	47 309	59.5
Mother or father has short higher education	76 984	40.7	112 172	44.0	129 071	45.7
Mother or father has upper secondary education	164 472	22.3	168 524	25.6	165 204	28.2
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	39 943	11.0	42 236	14.1	37 809	17.8
Not stated	14 826	8.9	32 270	10.9	28 722	9.9

Males	165 973	22.1	201 725	25.4	211 071	28.1
Mother or father has long higher education	15 445	49.8	20 295	53.2	24 371	54.7
Mother or father has short higher education	39 495	34.0	57 677	36.6	66 456	38.0
Mother or father has upper secondary education	84 351	16.2	86 909	18.2	85 322	20.0
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	20 387	7.2	21 659	9.8	19 458	12.8
Not stated	6 295	7.4	15 185	9.5	15 464	7.4

Females	160 181	33.4	192 956	38.2	197 044	42.6
Mother or father has long higher education	14 484	60.7	19 184	63.3	22 938	64.5
Mother or father has short higher education	37 489	47.8	54 495	51.9	62 615	53.9
Mother or father has upper secondary education	80 121	28.8	81 615	33.4	79 882	37.0
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	19 556	14.9	20 577	18.7	18 351	23.1
Not stated	8 531	9.9	17 085	12.2	13 258	12.7

25-29 years
Total	313 748	15.4	320 155	15.0	366 932	15.9
Mother or father has long higher education	22 946	34.9	26 836	31.5	32 149	31.8
Mother or father has short higher education	58 314	24.5	71 362	23.4	91 673	23.3
Mother or father has upper secondary education	165 923	12.8	127 741	12.3	140 014	13.2
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	42 586	6.9	33 582	8.2	35 581	9.0
Not stated	23 979	8.3	60 634	7.5	67 515	7.3

Males	158 744	14.0	163 277	13.3	186 600	14.0
Mother or father has long higher education	11 762	34.1	13 967	30.6	16 524	31.1
Mother or father has short higher education	29 816	22.9	36 671	21.4	47 063	21.2
Mother or father has upper secondary education	84 508	11.0	65 683	10.0	71 921	10.7
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	21 669	5.3	17 265	6.2	18 323	6.8
Not stated	10 989	8.2	29 691	6.6	32 769	6.2

Females	155 004	16.9	156 878	16.9	180 332	17.8
Mother or father has long higher education	11 184	35.8	12 869	32.6	15 625	32.5
Mother or father has short higher education	28 498	26.2	34 691	25.6	44 610	25.4
Mother or father has upper secondary education	81 415	14.6	62 058	14.7	68 093	15.9
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education	20 917	8.5	16 317	10.3	17 258	11.4
Not stated	12 990	8.3	30 943	8.4	34 746	8.4

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