Some numbers on education in Norway (from TU - a tech union in Norway, actual data by SSB)
845 859 people with higher education (after high school)
equivalent to 24% of the population over 15 years
189 136 of them with more than 4 years - or a bit over 5% national
155 929 of them in Oslo - giving the capital a 38,8% share with higher education
So, is that a good sign? We are spending 10 years in school, then another 3 in high school, then 3 or more in university/college. Is it another way to keep the unemployment low - since very few people want low-wage manual labour (and you can hardly survive on the pay), we invest several years - take student loans and generally shift the focus for the nation. Short term it seems like a great idea. But does it secure long term viability? Will we be able to keep building up government jobs, and turning most of the colleges into universities? Or are we getting to complacent, unwilling to take risks and create the new opportunities needed to make a future?
On a side note - taking seeing a step further, Nike has launched Max Sight (flash)- tinted contacts suitable for different sports. One steps closer to the customized athlete?
