Adult education, accredited web-based schools, 2013

Figure 1 shows that 20-29 year-olds constitute the largest age group at web-based schools , and that women are in the majority in all of the age groups. In total, women make up 61 per cent of the participants. There is also a large group aged 30 years or older, and these constitute 61 per cent of the participants.

Most over 30s complete business and administration subjects

Twenty-three per cent of the 5 500 course completions for the school year 2012/13 were women under the age of 30, who completed most courses in 'general programmes'. In total, there are most course completions in business and administration subjects. However, 71 per cent of those who completed these subjects were 30 years or older and 63 per cent were women. Among the male participants, there were most course completions in 'transport and communications, safety and security and other services'. 86 per cent of those who completed were men and more than 50 per cent were older than 30. Figure 2 shows the share of completed courses by sex and special field.

Most participants in upper secondary level

Web-based schools mainly offer education at upper secondary level, tertiary vocational level and university level. Seventy-one per cent of the participants attend courses at upper secondary level. There were also most course completions at upper secondary level; 66 per cent, compared to the other levels of education, while 25 per cent of the course completions were at university level.

Furthermore, three different learning methods are offered; location based, web-based without sessions and web-based with sessions. Most of the participants are in web-courses without sessions – 92 per cent. 73 per cent of these attend courses at upper secondary level.

NKI Fjernundervisning has most participants

'NKI fjernundervisning' is the largest web-based school measured by the number of participants and course completions. All of these participants are in web-based courses without sessions and 80 per cent are studying at upper secondary level. There were 1 900 course completions at 'NKI Fjernundervisning' in the school year 2012/13, of which 58 per cent were men. There were also many course completions in 'Bank og finans, BI' with a 40 per cent share of men.