Statistics Norway

Norwegian business enterprise sector, ownership and roles

9   Board of directors in public limited companies1, by gender and level of education. 1st of January 2004 and 2005
Level of education 2004 2005
Board of directors Board of directors
Total Women Men Women. Per cent Men. Per cent Total Women Men Women. Per cent Men. Per cent
Total 2 813  254       2 559  100.0  100.0       2 661  314      2 347  100.0  100.0
Lower secondary education 58 5 53 2.0 2.1 54 5 49 1.6 2.1
Upper secondary education  617 71  546 28.0 21.3  577 77  500 24.5 21.3
Tertiary education, short 2 1 053 88  965 34.6 37.7  997  115  882 36.6 37.6
Tertiary education, long 3  734 68  666 26.8 26.0  678 85  593 27.1 25.3
Other 4  351 22  329 8.7 12.9  355 32  323 10.2 13.8
1  All public limited companies with active actors are included in statistics.
2  Tertiary education, short, comprises higher education 4 years or shorter.
3  Tertiary education, long, comprises higher education more than 4 years.
4  Other include persons with no completed education and those who haven't registred any information about education.

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