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    Upper secondary education status of young people

    How many young people are enrolled in general and vocational upper secondary education, and how many have none? This set of statistics shows the educational status of 18-25-year-old people dividing them into three categories: None, enrolled in, and completed general or vocational upper secondary education. The statistics also show how the situation may be affected by factors such as the parents’ education and the prior school experiences of the young people.

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    University-qualifying education, i.e. provides access to higher education.

    A professional education which gives the student a vocational qualification. A vocational education typically consists of a basic course and a main course, which both varies in content and length. The typical length of a vocational education is 4 years. Examples of vocational educations are bricklayer, carpenter and electrician.

    Selected statistics on Upper secondary education status of young people

    This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Upper secondary education status of young people. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

    Upper secondary education status of young people

    Here you can see the share of 18-25-year-old people who are in (general or vocational) upper secondary education, have completed upper secondary education or have no upper secondary education.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on 18-25 year-olds, upper secondary school or vocational education (STATUSU1)

    Upper secondary education status of young people over time

    Here you can see how many 18-25-year-old people have been enrolled in (general or vocational) upper secondary education each year, how many have completed upper secondary education, and how many have no upper secondary education.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on 18-25 year-olds, upper secondary school or vocational education (STATUSU1)
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    Upper secondary education
    See how many people complete general or vocational upper secondary education each year.

    Upper secondary education status of young people by their parents' education

    Here you can see how young people and their upper secondary education status relates to the educational attainment of their parents.
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    Upper secondary education status of young people by type of school

    Here you can see how young people and their upper secondary education status relates to the type of school they attended in the ninth or tenth form.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on 18-25 year-olds (STATUSU5)

    Young men and women with completed vocational education

    Here you can see how many 18-25-year-old men and women have completed vocational education each year.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on 18-25 year-olds, upper secondary school or vocational education (STATUSU1)

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