Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

8   Owners of sole proprietorships by gender and level of education, new established enterprises
Level of education Actors, total Gender Gender, per cent
Women Men Women Men
Total 26 279 8 295 17 984  100.0  100.0
Lower secondary education 1 741  427 1 314 5.1 7.3
Upper secondary education 13 350 3 675 9 675 44.3 53.8
Tertiary education, short1 6 760 2 771 3 989 33.4 22.2
Tertiary education, long2 2 838 1 005 1 833 12.1 10.2
Other 3 1 590  417 1 173 5.0 6.5
1  Tertiary education, short, comprises higher education 4 years or shorter.
1  Tertiary education, long, comprises higher education more than 4 years.
1  Other include persons with no completed education and those who have not registred any information about education.

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