Pupils in primary and lower secondary school, 1 October 2010

The proportion of pupils who received special education has also increased in the last few years. In 2007, 6 per cent of all pupils in ordinary schools received special education, compared with 8 per cent in 2010. The proportion of pupils who receive special education is higher at lower secondary than at primary level. Seven per cent of all pupils at primary and 11 per cent at lower secondary level received special education. A total of 68 per cent of all pupils who received special education were boys.

One out of four in Oslo received additional training in Norwegian

In the school year 2010/11, 43 900 speakers of minority languages received additional training in Norwegian; an increase of 2 300 from the previous school year. Nationwide, about 7 per cent of all pupils received this kind of education, but the corresponding figure in Oslo county was 24 per cent.

A total of 21 780 pupils received mother language education, bilingual education or adapted education, which was a decrease of 550 pupils from the previous school year.

Total number of pupils remains stable

In total, there were 614 020 pupils in ordinary schools as at 1 October 2010. The majority of all pupils in primary and lower secondary schools were enrolled in local authority schools; less than 3 per cent were enrolled in private schools.

Tables:

• Table 1 Primary and lower secondary schools. Pupils in primary and lower secondary school. School years 1980/81-2010/11
• Table 2 Pupils in primary and lower secondary school who receive special education, by county. Final figures, 1 October 2010
• Table 3 Pupils who receive special education. Total number and proportion. School years 2007/08-2010/11
• Table 4 Primary and lower secondary pupils and primary and lower secondary schools, by ownership. School years 1985/86-2010/11
• Table 5 Schools and pupils by school size. School years 2003/04-2010/11. Per cent
• Table 6 Pupils with native language training, bilingual education and additional training in Norwegian, by county. Final figures, 1 October 2010
• Table 7 Pupils with native language training and additional training in Norwegian. School years 19951
• Table 8 Pupils, by official form of Norwegian and county. Final figures, 1 October 2010