Statistics Norway

Education statistics. Primary and lower secondary schools

7 Pupils with native language training and additional training in Norwegian. School years 2008/09-2012/13
School year Total of pupils Pupils with mother language training and/or bilingual education1 Pupils with additional training in Norwegian2
2008/09  616 139 22 176 41 024
2009/10  615 927 22 351 41 674
2010/11  615 973 21 804 44 080
2011/12  614 413 20 721 43 991
2012/13  614 894 18 567 44 265
1  Native language training are additional training in the mother tongue of foreign laguage pupils. Bilingual education are education where the pupil's mother tongue is used in the education.
2  Additonal training in Norwegian are additional training in Norwegian or education in the subject 'Norwegian' for foreign language pupils.

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