Upper secondary education, 2009

A total of 36 000 apprentices participated in upper secondary education as per October 1 2009, which is a 6 per cent decrease from the previous year. While the number of female apprentices has increased slightly, the number of male apprentices has dropped by about 2 500 since 2008. In the male dominated building and construction trade, the number of apprentices has declined by approximately 13 per cent compared with the preceding school year. In the field of health and social care in contrast, the number of apprentices has increased substantially, and has now passed 4 700. This is a 17 per cent increase from the previous year.

Fewer attend programme for restaurant and food processing

The number of pupils taking the education programme for restaurant and food processing has experienced a gradual decline in the last few years. A total of 4 600 pupils were registered in this education programme in 2009, which is a 24 per cent decrease since 2006. The number of apprentices in the restaurant and food processing field has been reduced by 300 since the previous school year; a 13 per cent decline.

Tables:

• Table 1 Pupils, apprentices, trainees in upper secondary education, students and participants in upper secondary education, by age, type of school/institution and gender. 1 October 2009
• Table 2 Pupils, apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education, by education programs, grade and county of residence. 1 October 2009
• Table 3 Pupils, apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education, by education programmes /field of study. Percentage of women. 1 October 2009
• Table 4 Pupils, apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education, immigrants and Norwegian born to immigrants, by gender. 1 October 2009
• Table 5 Pupils, apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education in per cent of registered cohorts 16 -18 years, immigrants and Norwegian born to immigrant parents, by gender. 1 October 2009
• Table 6 Pupils in folk high schools, long courses, by age and county of residence. 1 October 2009
• Table 7 Pupils in folk high schools, long courses, by gender, age and completed/not completed education. School year 2008/2009
• Table 8 Vocational examination candidates, by category and results. School year 1998/99-2008/09
• Table 9 Completed educational programmes in upper secondary education, by gender and results. School year 2008/09