Classification of education (NUS)

The Norwegian Standard Classification of Education (NUS2000) is used for grouping peoples education activities and education background. The standard is used in Statistic Norway's education statistics, and in other statistics where education is included as an variable. In addition to this, the standard is used in external research and of companies in their personal administrative systems. More informaton: http://www.ssb.no/en/utdanning/norwegian-standard-classification-of-education

Education (NUS) 2026-07

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1.7.2026
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The Norwegian Standard Classification of Education is a 6-digit code system that classifies educational activities by level and field. The classification has the following structure: 1st digit: Level, 2nd digit: Broad field of education, 2nd - 3rd digits: Narrow field of education, 2nd - 4th digits: Detailed field of education, 1st - 6th digits: Individual educational programme. The 1st and 2nd digits can be used for independent classifications while the 2nd - 3rd, 2nd - 4th and 1st - 6th digits in combination can be used as specific classifications in coding educational activities and in the production of official education statistics. More information: http://www.ssb.no/en/utdanning/norwegian-standard-classification-of-education

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Education (NUS) 2018-05 - Education (NUS) 2018-01

ID
379
Owner section
360 - Division for education and culture statistics
Responsible
Instebø, Daniel

Codes

The correspondence links 60 codes from “Education (NUS) 2018-05” to 10 codes from “Education (NUS) 2018-01”.

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Education (NUS) 2018-05Education (NUS) 2018-01
515208Post-secondary vocational education, action actor, one-year—No corresponding code
516913Post-secondary vocational education, floral professional concept development and management, half-year—No corresponding code
516914Post-secondary vocational education, floral professional product development, half-year—No corresponding code
516915Post-secondary vocational education, botanical design and management, 1½-year—No corresponding code
516916Post-secondary vocational education, fashion communication, half-year—No corresponding code
543104Post-secondary vocational education, paralegal, one-year543104Post-secondary vocational education, legal secretary, one-year
559909Post-secondary vocational education, process industry +, sustainable development, automation, inter-human interaction and change competence, one-year—No corresponding code
561910Post-secondary vocational education, home care services, one-year—No corresponding code
569950Post-secondary vocational education, mental problems, children and adolescents, one-year—No corresponding code
573112Post-secondary vocational education, antiquarian management, half-year—No corresponding code
573113Post-secondary vocational education, antiquarian competence, 1½-year—No corresponding code
573114Post-secondary vocational education, historical green spaces, half-year—No corresponding code
573115Post-secondary vocational education, local floodwater disposal, half-year—No corresponding code
573116Post-secondary vocational education, green space management – garden planning, operation and management, 1½-year—No corresponding code
573117Post-secondary vocational education, planning and operation of green spaces, half-year—No corresponding code
573118Post-secondary vocational education, garden planning, one-year—No corresponding code
573902Post-secondary vocational education, production gardener and greenery, half-year—No corresponding code
579919Post-secondary vocational education, production management gardener and greenery, 1½-year—No corresponding code
579920Post-secondary vocational education, trade in gardener and greenery business, half-year—No corresponding code
611316Bachelor degree, Chinese, three-year—No corresponding code
615126College degree, piano tuner, two-year—No corresponding code
641165Bachelor degree, business administration, three-year—No corresponding code
642108Bachelor degree, purchasing management, three-year—No corresponding code
652902Bachelor degree, materials science for energy and nanotechnology, three-year652902Bachelor degree, materials, energy and nanotechnology, three-year
654133Bachelor degree, IT operations and information security, three-year—No corresponding code
655108Bachelor degree, electrical engineering, informatics and technology, three-year655108Bachelor degree, electronics and data engineering, three-year
659935Supplementary education for engineers, supplementary education in science and technology for refugees—No corresponding code
669970Supplementary education for the health and social services sector, dialogic practice, network meetings and relations competence—No corresponding code
715137Master degree, church music, 1½-year—No corresponding code
715138Master degree, music, communication and technology, two-year—No corresponding code
716908Master degree, curatorial practice, 1½-year—No corresponding code
723114Master degree, child culture and arts pedagogy, two-year—No corresponding code
724910Master degree, assessment and evaluation, two-year—No corresponding code
735908Master degree, scriptwriting for series, two-year—No corresponding code
735909Master degree, film and media studies, two-year—No corresponding code
739922Master degree, energy, environment and society, two-year—No corresponding code
751424Master of Science, renewable energy in the marine environment, two-year—No corresponding code
751515Master of Science, ocean resources, two-year—No corresponding code
751917Master degree, biosciences, two-year—No corresponding code
752901Master degree, materials science for energy and nanotechnology, two-year752901Master degree, materials, energy and nanotechnology, two-year
752904Master degree, technology, ocean technology, five-year—No corresponding code
752905Master degree, technology, ocean technology, two-year—No corresponding code
752906Master degree, technology, medical technology, five-year—No corresponding code
753910Master degree, stochastic modelling, statistics and risk analysis, two-year—No corresponding code
754133Master degree, data science, two-year—No corresponding code
754134Master degree, informatics: programming and system architecture, two-year—No corresponding code
754135Master degree, informatics: robotics andintelligent systems, two-year—No corresponding code
754136Master degree, informatics: language technology, two-year—No corresponding code
754905Master degree, computational science, two-year—No corresponding code
755105Master degree, electrical engineering, informatics and technology, two-year755105Master degree, electronics and data engineering, two-year
755230Master degree, mechanics, two-year—No corresponding code
761109Master degree, clinical nursing, anaesthesia, two-year761109Master degree, special nursing, anaesthesia, two-year
761110Master degree, clinical nursing, intensive care, two-year761110Master degree, special nursing, intensive care, two-year
761111Master degree, clinical nursing, surgery, two-year761111Master degree, special nursing, surgery, two-year
761112Master degree, clinical nursing, paediatric nursing, two-year761112Master degree, special nursing, paediatric nursing, two-year
761115Master degree, public health nursing, two-year—No corresponding code
764107The qualifying examination for dentists educated outside EEA and Switzerland—No corresponding code
781304Master degree, maritime operations, two-year781304Master degree, maritime operations, two-year
782911Master of Science, security and cloud computing, two-year—No corresponding code
879906Ph.d. degree, crop science—No corresponding code