Table

Participants in Norwegian for adult immigrants by period of residence and sex1
2011
TotalMalesFemales
ParticipantsParticipantsParticipants (per cent)ParticipantsParticipants (per cent)
1The statistics includes alle persons wich has a right and/or a duty to Norwegian for adult immigrants who has participated in Norwegian during the year. The statistics also includes asylum seekers wich lives in special asylum houses. In 2011 there was 4 100 asylum seekers and in 2010 there was 5 000 asylum seekers in the statistics for Norwegian for adult immigrants. Statistics Norway do not have the national official identity number for the asylum seekers, therefore there is a quite large group with missing background informations in the statistics.
Period of residence and
Total37 26116 41843.120 84354.7
Under one year6 7452 85342.33 89257.7
1 år8 7033 81543.84 88856.2
2 år7 9883 46943.44 51956.6
3 år4 5231 64136.32 88263.7
4 år2 71891533.71 80366.3
5 år1 09627425.082275.0
6 years of more42113532.128667.9
Unknown5 0673 31658.11 75125.5