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
- Valid from
- 1.7.2026
- Valid to
- —
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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
Education (NUS) 2020-05 - Education (NUS) 2019-10
- ID
- 536
- Owner section
- 360 - Division for education and culture statistics
- Responsible
- Instebø, Daniel
Codes
The correspondence links 103 codes from “Education (NUS) 2020-05” to 3 codes from “Education (NUS) 2019-10”.
| Education (NUS) 2020-05 | Education (NUS) 2019-10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 316506 | Hairdressing, floral, interior and retail design, upper secondary level 1 (Vg1) | — | No corresponding code |
| 316916 | Crafts, design and product development, upper secondary level 1 (Vg1) | — | No corresponding code |
| 335907 | Media production, upper secondary level 2 (Vg2), basic competence | — | No corresponding code |
| 342901 | Sales, service and tourism, upper secondary level 1 (Vg1) | — | No corresponding code |
| 343199 | Secretarial training, unspecified, upper secondary, basic education | — | No corresponding code |
| 354105 | Information technology and media production, upper secondary level 1 (Vg1) | — | No corresponding code |
| 483299 | Waiter/Waitress, unspecified, upper secondary, final year | — | No corresponding code |
| 516108 | Post-secondary vocational education, product design, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 516427 | Post-secondary vocational education, 3D Art and Games Technology – Content Creation, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 516428 | Post-secondary vocational education, 3D Art and Games Technology – Interactive 3D, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 516429 | Post-secondary vocational education, 3D Art and Games Technology, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 535909 | Post-secondary vocational education, production management for film and television, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 535910 | Post-secondary vocational education, technical media production, 1½-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 537901 | Post-secondary vocational education, law consultant administrative law, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 537902 | Post-secondary vocational education, law consultant private law, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 541159 | Post-secondary vocational education, production management for the supplier industry, 10 credits | — | No corresponding code |
| 541160 | Post-secondary vocational education, project planning for the supplier industry, 10 credits | — | No corresponding code |
| 541161 | Post-secondary vocational education, accounting process, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 541162 | Post-secondary vocational education, HR and payroll employee, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 541163 | Post-secondary vocational education, HR employee, half-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 541164 | Post-secondary vocational education, basic practical management education, half-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 541165 | Post-secondary vocational education, practical management education, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 541904 | Post-secondary vocational education, coaching and relations management, half-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 542109 | Post-secondary vocational education, sales, management and marketing, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 544108 | Post-secondary vocational education, tourism and adventure development, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 544206 | Post-secondary vocational education, hotel and restaurant management, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 551401 | Post-secondary vocational education, circular economy and climate accounting, half-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 551402 | Post-secondary vocational education, circular disposal of water - water as a resource, half-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 554144 | Post-secondary vocational education, IT-technology, server and network operations, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 554203 | Post-secondary vocational education, BIM-technician, construction infrastructure, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 555117 | Post-secondary vocational education, automation, two-year | 555117 | Post-secondary vocational education, electrical trades, automation, two-year |
| 555118 | Post-secondary vocational education, electrical power, two-year | 555118 | Post-secondary vocational education, electrical trades, electrical power, two-year |
| 555230 | Post-secondary vocational education, materials technology, 10 credits | — | No corresponding code |
| 555231 | Post-secondary vocational education, technical documentation and communication for the supplier industry, 10 credits | — | No corresponding code |
| 555232 | Post-secondary vocational education, technical English for the supplier industry, 10 credits | — | No corresponding code |
| 555233 | Post-secondary vocational education, technical design: mechanical 2D/3D modeling, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 555234 | Post-secondary vocational education, technical design: architectural 2D/3D modeling, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 555904 | Post-secondary vocational education, digital competence in industrial work processes, 10 credits | — | No corresponding code |
| 555905 | Post-secondary vocational education, industrial digitized automation, half-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 557134 | Post-secondary vocational education, digital prototyping, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 557135 | Post-secondary vocational education, professional management - construction, half-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 557907 | Post-secondary vocational education, the digital specialist for the construction industry, 15 cedits | — | No corresponding code |
| 558110 | Post-secondary vocational education, sustainable food experiences, 1½-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 559911 | Post-secondary vocational education, Industrial school - Process industry: Preparedness and improvement work, 10 credits | — | No corresponding code |
| 559912 | Post-secondary vocational education, Industrial school - Process industry: Data capture and decision support, 10 credits | — | No corresponding code |
| 561914 | Post-secondary vocational education, somatic assessment competence, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 561915 | Post-secondary vocational education, multidisciplinary palliative care, 10 credits | — | No corresponding code |
| 561916 | Post-secondary vocational education, observation and assessment expertise in the health service, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 562116 | Post-secondary vocational education, experience consultants in the field of mental health and intoxication work, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 562904 | Post-secondary vocational education, kindergarten digital practices, half-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 569953 | Post-secondary vocational education, animal-assisted activities – interaction with animals for increased coping and quality of life, one-year. WRONG CODE, SEE 5 | — | No corresponding code |
| 569954 | Post-secondary vocational education, health promoting diet for people with learning disabilities, half-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 569955 | Post-secondary vocational education, life mastering and public health, half-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 571904 | Post-secondary vocational education, management sea-based aquaculture, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 579925 | Post-secondary vocational education, animal-assisted activities – interaction with animals for increased coping and quality of life, one-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 581203 | Post-secondary vocational education, airline pilot – airplane, two-year | 581203 | Post-secondary vocational education, airline pilot, two-year |
| 581907 | Post-secondary vocational education, supervisor, logistics assistant, half-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 625199 | Supplementary education for teachers, unspecified, undergraduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 641910 | Bachelor degree, digitalization and economics, three-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 643299 | Secretarial and office skills, unspecified, undergraduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 661135 | Supplementary education in advanced clinical nursing in the municipal and specialist health services | — | No corresponding code |
| 661299 | Auxiliary nursing, unspecified, undergraduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 712105 | Master degree, children's and youth literary writing and dissemination, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 722110 | Master degree, subjects in primary and lower secondary teacher education, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 725199 | Supplementary education for teachers, unspecified, graduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 725203 | Teacher specialist, Norwegian, supplementary education for teachers | — | No corresponding code |
| 725302 | Teacher specialist, special pedagogy, supplementary education for teachers | — | No corresponding code |
| 725702 | Teacher specialist, childhood and youth development, supplementary education for teachers | — | No corresponding code |
| 731122 | Master degree, social analysis, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 734199 | Economics, unspecified, graduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 735122 | Master degree, strategic communication, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 736199 | Psychology, unspecified, graduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 741153 | Master degree, strategic human resources, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 744102 | Master degree, travel and tourism management, 1½-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 754139 | Master degree, technology, applied robotics, five-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 754140 | Master degree, health informatics, 1½-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 754201 | Master degree, computational engineering, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 756299 | Geophysics, unspecified, graduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 756399 | Natural geography, unspecified, graduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 761117 | Master degree, advanced clinical new-born nursing, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 761118 | Master degree, nursing, cancer, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 762112 | Master degree, child protection, five-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 763199 | Medicine, unspecified, graduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 768107 | Master degree, exercise science, two-year | — | No corresponding code |
| 768199 | Sport, unspecified, graduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 772199 | Agriculture, unspecified, graduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 773199 | Horticulture, unspecified, graduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 774199 | Forestry, unspecified, graduate level | — | No corresponding code |
| 781306 | Master degree, management of demanding maritime operations, 1½ -year | — | No corresponding code |
| 811699 | Training for translators, unspecified, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 831199 | Political science, unspecified postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 841199 | Business and administration, unspecified, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 844299 | Hotel and restaurant, unspecified, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 851302 | Ph.d. degree, biological chemistry | — | No corresponding code |
| 856199 | Geology, unspecified, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 856299 | Geophysics, unspecified, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 856399 | Natural geography, unspecified, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 862199 | Social services, unspecified, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 868199 | Sport and physical education, unspecified, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 871199 | Fisheries and aquaculture, unspecified, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 872199 | Agriculture, unspecified, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 873199 | Horticulture, other, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |
| 874199 | Forestry, unspecified, postgraduate education | — | No corresponding code |