Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

4   Owners of sole proprietorships, by gender and level of education. New established enterprises. 2003 and 2004
Level of education 2003 2004
Owners total Gender Owners total Gender
Women Men Women. Per cent Men. Per cent Women Men Women. Per cent Men. Per cent
Total 26 279      8 295      17 984  100.0  100.0      27 633      9 219      18 414  100.0  100.0
Lower secondary education 1 741  427 1 314 5.1 7.3 1 768  448 1 320 4.9 7.2
Upper secondary education 13 350 3 675 9 675 44.3 53.8 14 185 4 096 10 089 44.4 54.8
Tertiary education, short1 6 760 2 771 3 989 33.4 22.2 6 691 2 997 3 694 32.5 20.1
Tertiary education, long2 2 838 1 005 1 833 12.1 10.2 2 904 1 042 1 862 11.3 10.1
Other3 1 590  417 1 173 5.0 6.5 2 085  636 1 449 6.9 7.9
1  Tertiary education, short, comprises higher education 4 years or shorter.
2  Tertiary education, long, comprises higher education more than 4 years.
3  Other include persons with no completed education and those who haven't registred any information about education.

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