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Table A.2.1
Upper secondary graduation rates, by programme destination, programme orientation and sex, 2007

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  Total (unduplicated) ISCED 3A (designed to prepare for direct entry to tertiary-type A education) ISCED 3B (designed to prepare for direct entry to tertiary-type B education) ISCED 3C (long) similar to duration of typical 3A or 3B programmes ISCED 3C (short) shorter than duration of typical 3A or 3B programmes General programmes Prevocational / Vocational programmes
Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Females Both
sexes		 Females Both sexes Females Both
sexes		 Females Both sexes Females Both sexes Females
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 Column 9 Column 10 Column 11 Column 12 Column 13 Column 14 Column 15
percentage
OECD countries
Australia1 .. .. .. 68 74 [10] [12] 38 40 [10] [12] 68 74 38 40
Austria .. .. .. 17 21 51 44 2 2 21 18 17 21 74 64
Belgium .. .. .. 61 66 ... ... 20 18 11 14 37 42 55 57
Canada1 78 74 83 75 80 ... ... 8 8 ... ... 75 80 8 8
Czech Republic 88 86 90 60 70 0s 0s 27 20 ... ... 21 26 67 64
Denmark 85 78 93 55 66 ... ... 47 49 0 s 0s 55 66 47 50
Finland 97 92 102 97 102 ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 62 87 95
France .. .. .. 52 60 12 11 4 4 45 45 52 60 61 60
Germany 100 99 100 41 47 58 53 ... ... 1 0s 41 47 58 53
Greece 96 93 99 66 74 ... ... 30 26 [10] [12] 66 74 30 26
Hungary 84 79 90 72 80 ... ... 15 12 [10] [12] 72 80 15 12
Iceland 86 69 104 59 76 1 2 37 28 19 26 62 80 54 53
Ireland 90 84 96 91 98 ... ... 5 5 23 36 68 71 52 68
Italy 85 82 88 77 83 1 1 ... ... 22 20 34 45 66 58
Japan 93 92 94 70 74 1 0s 22 20 [10] [12] 70 74 23 20
Korea 91 90 93 66 67 ... ... 25 25 ... ... 66 67 25 25
Luxembourg 75 70 79 43 52 10 8 20 18 2 1 28 33 47 46
Mexico 43 39 46 39 43 ... ... 3 4 ... ... 39 43 3 4
Netherlands .. .. .. 60 66 ... ... 18 19 21 17 35 38 64 64
New Zealand 74 66 84 [1] [3] [1] [3] [1] [3] [1] [3] [1] [3] [1] [3]
Norway 92 82 102 58 71 ... ... 39 35 .. .. 58 71 39 35
Poland 84 80 88 77 86 ... ... 12 8 ... ... 58 69 32 25
Portugal 65 56 74 65 74 [4] [6] [4] [6] [4] [6] 46 55 19 19
Slovak Republic 85 82 87 73 80 ... ... 19 14 1 2 23 28 71 67
Spain 74 67 82 45 53 ... ... 19 19 20 22 45 53 39 42
Sweden 74 72 77 74 76 0s 0 s 1 0 s 0 s 0 s 33 39 41 38
Switzerland 89 90 88 26 29 66 61 6 7 [10] [12] 31 36 67 61
Turkey 58 63 54 58 54 ... ... ... ... .. .. 37 37 21 17
United Kingdom 89 86 92 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
United States 78 77 78 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
OECD  average 82 78 87 61 67 8 7 16 15 10 11 48 55 45 43
EU19 average2 85 80 89 63 70 8 7 14 13 11 12 43 50 51 50
Provinces and territories1
Newfoundland and Labrador 83 81 86 83 86 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 83 86 0 0
Prince Edward Island 86 85 88 86 88 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 86 88 0 0
Nova Scotia 82 80 85 82 85 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 82 85 0 0
New Brunswick 86 82 89 86 89 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 86 89 0 0
Quebec 91 84 98 75 85 ... ... 39 36 ... ... 75 85 39 36
Ontario 72 68 76 72 76 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 72 76 0 0
Manitoba 78 74 83 78 83 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 78 83 0 0
Saskatchewan 87 83 90 87 90 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 87 90 0 0
Alberta 68 64 73 68 73 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 68 73 0 0
British Columbia 81 76 86 81 86 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 81 86 0 0
Yukon 64 62 65 64 65 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 64 65 0 0
Northwest Territories 57 53 62 57 62 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 57 62 0 0
Nunavut 28 25 32 28 32 ... ... 0 0 ... ... 28 32 0 0
1. Year of reference 2006.
2. The EU19 average is calculated as the unweighted mean of the data values of the 19 OECD countries that are members of the European Union for which data are available or can be estimated: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Notes:
ISCED = International Standard Classification of Education.
[ ] Data included in column of the table whose number is shown in the squared brackets.
Graduation rates can be calculated using two different methodologies; for more information on the methodology used by the different countries, please see Annex 1 in Education at a Glance: 2009 OECD Indicators (www.oecd.org/edu/eag2009).
Mismatches between the coverage of the population data and the graduate data mean that the participation/graduation rates for those countries that are net exporters of students may be underestimated (for instance, Luxembourg) and those that are net importers may be overestimated.
The methodology used to produce numbers for Canada and the provinces/territories may differ from that used in a particular province/territory; consequently, the numbers in this table may differ slightly from those published by the provinces/territories.
Sources: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2009, Education at a Glance 2009: OECD Indicators, Table A2.1., Upper secondary graduation rates (2007), (www.oecd.org/edu/eag2009); Statistics Canada, Elementary-Secondary Education Statistics Project (ESESP).
Date Modified: 2009-12-14

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