Statistics Norway

Degrees from universities and colleges

3 Graduations1 in tertiary education, by immigration category, gender and field of education. 2009/10. Number and per cent
Field of education Immigration category
Total Immigrants Norwegian-born to immigrant parents The rest of the population
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
  Number
Total 14 209 22 593 1 146 1 741  184  224 12 879 20 628
Humanities and Arts 1 347 2 211 89  226 10 11 1 248 1 974
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 1 723 4 967  108  256 8 37 1 607 4 674
Social Sciences and Law 1 816 2 870  155  228 30 30 1 631 2 612
Business and Administration 3 069 3 248  180  293 51 39 2 838 2 916
Natural Sciences, Vocational and Technical Subjects 4 012 1 915  445  267 49 25 3 518 1 623
Health, Welfare and Sport 1 580 6 997  138  449 30 80 1 412 6 468
Primary Industries 98  113 7 9 1 . 90  104
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and Other Services  536  243 23 12 5 2  508  229
Unspecified Field of Education 28 29 1 1 . . 27 28
  Per cent
Total  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Humanities and Arts 9.5 9.8 7.8 13.0 5.4 4.9 9.7 9.6
Teacher Training and Pedagogy 12.1 22.0 9.4 14.7 4.3 16.5 12.5 22.7
Social Sciences and Law 12.8 12.7 13.5 13.1 16.3 13.4 12.7 12.7
Business and Administration 21.6 14.4 15.7 16.8 27.7 17.4 22.0 14.1
Natural Sciences, Vocational and Technical Subjects 28.2 8.5 38.8 15.3 26.6 11.2 27.3 7.9
Health, Welfare and Sport 11.1 31.0 12.0 25.8 16.3 35.7 11.0 31.4
Primary Industries 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 . 0.7 0.5
Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and Other Services 3.8 1.1 2.0 0.7 2.7 0.9 3.9 1.1
Unspecified Field of Education 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 . . 0.2 0.1
1  Doctoral degrees are not included.

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