Diversity in Norwegian mathematics examinations, 1962–2020

Figures & data

Figure 1. Task 1b from spring 2020, part 1. “Ingrid cycles 10,000 m in 30 minutes. The average speed of Ingrid is ___ km/h.”

Figure 2. Part of task 11 from spring 1988, part 2. “In the Hansen family are mother, father, Anne (14 years), Hans (10 years) and Per (8 years). They are going on holiday and the travel agency can offer: […] Date – 1 week per person – 2 weeks per person:”

Table 1. Some key numbers for each decade (2020 is included in the 2010s).

Number	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s
Tasks	116	211	205	261	383	309
People	59	63	59	141	357	179
Names	31	40	51	107	251	133
Pictured people	0	0	6	25	153	104
Place names	5	6	17	45	87	58

Table 2. Some key percentages for each decad (2020 is included in the 2010s).

	1960s (%)	1970s (%)	1980s (%)	1990s (%)	2000s (%)	2010s (%)
Gender: perceived women	20	25	46	43	43	39
Ethnicity: non-stereotypically Scandinavian names	0	0	2	2	10	38
Ethnicity: non-white	–	–	0	0	3	30
Functionality: disabled	0	0	0	1	0	0
Place names: non-Norwegian place names	20	33	29	26	22	75
Place names: non-European place names	0	0	0	2	1	22

Figure 3. Task 1A from spring 2006, part 3. “When Tone and Per got married, both had children from previous marriages. After some years, there are now five children in the family. Per is the father of three of them, and Tone is the mother of four. How many children have Tone and Per had together?”

Figure 4. Part of task 11 from 2002, part 1. “The Hansen family, who were on vacation in France, one day decided to drive to a beach a little way away from the hotel they were staying at. Make a graphical representation of this trip.”