Norway Yearbook - 2003

Nordic countries
623 Asylum requests, by reporting country and the seeker's citizenship
Denmark Finland Iceland Notway
Citizenship
Sweden
2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
Total 8385 1651 53 117 14782 17480 23515 33016
1 1
EEA 4 .. i .. - 12 12 14 16
Other Europe 2 496 1 026 .. 34 82 8393 8 520 9 558 15 650
Africa 798 173 .. 9 12 2069 3468 1615 3315
Canada - - - 1 - 3 1
United States - - 2 4 6 7
Other America 11 .. 12 .. - 26 61 1 085 1102
Asia 4872 410 10 23 4082 5022 10638 11947
Oceania - - .. 3 2 1 1
Stateless 198 27 .. 194 391
Unknown 6 2 .. - -
977
1Unknown includes stateless people.
Source: National Statistical Institutes, Ministry of Justice on Iceland and Swedish Mi9ration Board.
More information: Nordic Statistical Yearbook, Statistics Denmark, httpí/www.dst.dk/
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Highest education completed1 for people aged 15-74, by reporting country and
sex. 2001. Number and per cent
Both sexes,total 3975916 3913640
DenmarkFinland Iceland Norway Sweden
Number
194200 3211839 6355583
Primary and lower secondary (ISCED 1+2) 1 427 022 1 421 495 98 500 546 102 1 741 206
Upper and post secondary (ISCED 3+4) 1 700 821 1 513 125 59 100 1 838 598 3207393
Tertiary (ISCED 5+6) 732 074 979 020 36 600 747 326 1 307 024
Males, total 199468 1950975 98200 1619001 3197076
Primary and lower secondary (ISCED 1+2) 67202 728 942 44300 259 884 912 824
Upper and post secondary (ISCED 3+4) 92 015 783 382 35 500 956 883 1 660 459
Tertiary (ISCED 5+6) 34078 438 651 18400 361 779 572 544
Females, total 1 981 060 1 962 665 96000 1 592 838 3 158 507
Primary and lower secondary (ISCED 1+2) 754 971 692 553 54200 286 218 828 382
Upper and post secondary (ISCED 3+4) 780 619 729 743 23 600 881 715 1 546 934
Tertiary (ISCED 5+6) 391 249 540 369 18200 385 547 734 480
Per cent
Both sexes, total 1000 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Primary and lower secondary (ISCED 1+2). 35,9 36.3 50.7 17.0 27.4
Upper and post secondary (ISCED 3+4) 42.8 38.7 30.4 57.2 50.5
Tertiary (ISCED 5+6) 18.4 25.0 18.9 23.3 20.6
Males, total 1000 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Primary and lower secondary (ISCED 1+2) 33.7 37.4 45.1 16.1 28.6
Upper and post secondary (ISCED 3+4) 46.1 40.2 36.2 59.1 51.9
Tertiary (ISCED 5+6) 17.1 22.5 187 224 17.9
Females, total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Primary and lower secondary (ISCED 1+2) 38.1 35.3 56.5 180 26.2
Upper and post secondary (ISCED 3+4) 39.4 37.2 24.6 55.4 49.0
Tertiary (ISCED 5+6) 19.8 27.5 19.0 24.2 23.3
ISCED97 International Standard Classification of Education,
Source: Nordic Statistical Institutes, More information: Nordic Statistical Yearbook, Statistics Denmark, http/Iwssw rbt dk/
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