Statistics Norway

Throughput of students in tertiary education

1 Undergraduate courses1 by number of graduates in 2008/09 and number of years2 since the student was first registered in tertiary education, by gender and duration of study. Absolute figures and per cent
Course of study, duration Absolute figures Per cent
Number of graduates Total -3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years and over
                 
Both sexes, total 23 962  100 36 22 12 7 5 18
                 
Teacher training programme, one-year 1 599  100 8 7 7 8 8 62
                 
2 year degrees  422  100 34 12 8 4 4 37
Of these:                
College degree, business and administration  109  100 10 13 7 6 9 54
College degree, engineering 48  100 71 4 10 - - 15
                 
                 
Bachelor degrees, 3 years degrees 20 284  100 42 22 11 7 5 14
Of these:                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme 1 463  100 51 23 9 4 3 10
Vocational teacher, foundation programme  406  100 43 18 12 5 5 17
Engineering, foundation programme 1 844  100 57 16 9 5 3 10
Nursing, foundation programme 3 484  100 45 21 9 6 5 15
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing) 1 665  100 40 24 11 6 5 15
Health, Welfare and Sport 1 823  100 42 24 9 7 4 14
Humanities and Arts 1 886  100 32 21 14 8 7 18
Social Sciences and Law Studies 1 974  100 36 25 14 8 5 12
Business and Administration subjects 3 625  100 37 23 13 8 6 12
Natural Sciences, Vocational and Technical Subjects 1 144  100 43 23 11 5 3 15
Primary Industries 92  100 25 15 26 12 5 16
Transport and Communication, Safety and Security and Other Services  576  100 28 18 13 13 7 23
                 
4 year degrees 1 657  100 2 35 22 11 8 21
Of these:                
Business and Economics Degree 4  100 - - - - -  100
General teacher, foundation programme 1 497  100 1 35 22 11 8 22
                 
                 
Men, total                
Of these: 8 533  100 36 20 11 8 6 19
Teacher training programme, one-year  656  100 13 9 6 9 8 55
                 
2 year degrees  179  100 44 10 9 3 4 30
Of these:                
College degree, business and administration 33  100 9 12 - 3 15 61
College degree, engineering 41  100 71 2 10 - - 17
                 
Bachelor degrees, 3 years degrees 7 236  100 40 21 11 8 5 15
Of these:                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme  159  100 44 21 13 4 4 14
Vocational teacher, foundation programme  121  100 44 20 9 4 5 18
Engineering, foundation programme 1 530  100 60 16 8 5 3 9
Nursing, foundation programme  364  100 32 18 8 7 7 28
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing)  362  100 34 16 13 9 7 22
Health, Welfare and Sport  417  100 38 22 10 9 5 16
Humanities and Arts  708  100 31 22 13 8 7 19
Social Sciences and Law Studies  776  100 33 25 14 8 6 14
Business and Administration subjects 1 634  100 35 25 13 9 6 12
Natural Sciences, Vocational and Technical Subjects  635  100 43 24 9 5 4 14
Primary Industries 38  100 29 18 13 13 3 24
Transport and Communication, Safety and Security and Other Services  435  100 30 18 12 13 6 22
                 
4 year degrees  462  100 2 34 18 12 8 27
Of these:                
Business and Economics Degree 1  100 - - - - -  100
General teacher, foundation programme  396  100 2 31 18 12 8 29
                 
Women, total 15 429  100 37 22 12 7 5 18
Of these:                
Teacher training programme, one-year  943  100 4 5 7 8 8 67
                 
2 year degrees  243  100 27 14 7 5 4 43
Of these:                
College degree, business and administration 76  100 11 13 11 8 7 51
College degree, engineering 7  100 71 14 14 - - -
                 
                 
Bachelor degrees, 3 years degrees 13 048  100 42 22 11 6 5 13
Of these:                
Pre-school teacher, foundation programme 1 304  100 52 23 9 4 3 9
Vocational teacher, foundation programme  285  100 42 17 13 6 5 17
Engineering, foundation programme  314  100 46 18 12 6 4 14
Nursing, foundation programme 3 120  100 46 21 9 6 5 13
Health care, foundation programme (not nursing) 1 303  100 41 26 11 6 4 13
Health, Welfare and Sport 1 406  100 43 24 9 6 4 14
Humanities and Arts 1 178  100 33 21 15 8 7 17
Social Sciences and Law Studies 1 198  100 38 25 15 7 4 10
Business and Administration subjects 1 991  100 40 21 13 8 5 13
Natural Sciences, Vocational and Technical Subjects  509  100 42 21 12 6 2 17
Primary Industries 54  100 22 13 35 11 7 11
Transport and Communication, Safety and Security and Other Services  141  100 21 17 15 12 9 26
                 
4 year degrees 1 195  100 1 36 24 11 8 19
Of these:                
Business and Economics Degree 3  100 - - - - -  100
General teacher, foundation programme 1 101  100 1 36 24 11 8 20
1  The table consists of a selection of completed undergraduate courses. Some courses (primarily supplementary courses) are not included in the table.
2  Calculation of "number of years": -3years = 40 months, 4 years = 41-52 months, 5 years = 53-64 months, 6 years = 65-76 months, 7 years = 77-88 months, 8 years and over = 89 months and over.

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