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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 | |||||||||
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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). |