Norway Yearbook - 1996

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Education
141 Pupils going from lower secondary school to upper secondary education. Per cent
County of lower secondary
school
Pupis who finished lower secondary school still in education 1 October same year
1986 1988
1992 1993
Source: NOS Education Statistics Primary and Lower Secondary Schools 1994. More information: Division for Population and Education
Statistics.
1994
Both sexes Boys Girls
The whole country . 88.9 90.7 95.3 95.5 97.0 97.0 96.9
østfold 86.6 89.9 96.6 97.0 97.8 97.9 97.7
Akershus 90.5 92.0 95.3 96.1 96.6 96.5 96.7
Oslo 87.4 89.5 .. 94.9 94.1 94.7 93.4
Hedmark 88.9 90.7 96.7 96.1 97.1 97.2 97.0
Oppland 90.8 93.7 96.2 97.9 97.7 97.9 97.5
Buskerud 882 91.0 95.6 96.6 96.5 96.5 96.5
Vestfold 90.8 92.7 96.7 95.4 96.9 96.4 97.4
Telemark 88.8 92.2 96.1 94.1 98.1 98.6 97.6
Aust-Agder 89.3 92.7 94.2 93.3 95.5 96.6 94.3
Vest-Agder 89.5 91.6 95.2 96.3 97.1 98.5 95.7
Rogaland 90.4 88.9 95.3 94.3 97.5 97.8 97.1
Hordaland 89.5 90.0 94.3 95.3 98.1 98.2 98.0
Sogn og Fjordane 90.5 92.7 96.7 96.1 97.6 96.8 98.4
Møre og Romsdal 86.4 89.9 95.7 96.6 97.7 97.5 97.9
Sør-Trøndelag 91.5 93.4 96.9 96.9 98.5 98.4 98.6
Nord-Trondelag 91.9 94.1 97.6 97.2 98.6 98.8 98.4
Nordland 88.0 89.1 93.9 93.9 96.9 96.2 97.6
Troms 85.0 86.4 93.4 95.1 97.0 96.7 97.4
Finnmark 79.5 82.2 89.1 88.5 90.7 89.5 92.2
145
Pupils under the Upper Secondary Education Act, by type of course and area
of study. 1 October 1994
Basic courses
Advanced courses
Two year
Other
Area of study
Total
Modified
basic
One-year basic
Il
Ill courses
courses,
cou rues
2nd year
Totat 187500 65340 4164 3115 58980 48108 1475 6318
Area of studies before Reform 94
General subjects 54189 709 - 25446 28023 - 11
Home crafts and aesthetic subjects 3030 9 943 1 042 1 036 - -
Commercial subjects 18 153 61 - 456 8248 8586 674 128
Craftand industry 24862 155 32 81 13115 5578 6 5895
Fishery science and maritime studies 2 169 - - - 556 953 637 23
Agrivocational subjects 3290 115 - 22 1667 1 328 158
Social science and health education 8044 183 - 295 5739 1 604 - 223
Domestic sciences 3399 118 - 11 3 167 65 - 38
Sports and physical education . . 2245 3 1 307 935 - -
Area of studies after Reform 94
General and business studies. . 33268 31168 2 100
Music, dance and drama 1 232 1 222 10
Sports and physical education . . 2047 2 043 4
Health and social studies 8306 7614 692
Agriculture, fishing and forestry. 1 915 1 788 127
Arts, craft and design 4030 3898 132
Hotel and foodprocessing trades 3 649 3275 374
Building and construction trades 1 838 1 838 -
Technical building 780 775 5
Electrical trades 3849 3834 15
Engineering and mechanical trades 6 162 5506 656
Chemical and processing trades. 356 356 -
Woodworking trades 687 670 17
Source: NOS Education Statistics Upper Secondary Schools. More information: Division for Population and Education Statistics.
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