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    Completion of education

    How many complete or discontinue their education? Do they discontinue their education early or late in the programme? This set of statistics shows how many start, discontinue and complete an education in the education group after one and five years.

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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.

    Higher education is based on upper secondary education or vocational education. Higher education covers short, medium, bachelor and long cycle higher education as well as Ph.D. education.

    Selected statistics on Completion of education

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

    Early discontinuation of education

    The figure shows the development in early discontinuation (within a year) for the different groups of education programmes qualifying students for the labour market. If a person makes a switch to another programme within the education group, this does not count as discontinuation. For example from biology to biochemistry, or from carpenter to bricklayer. 
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Completion of education groups (GENMF10)

    Education discontinued within five years

    The figure shows how many people have discontinued an education in the education group within five years of commencement. If a person makes a switch to another programme within the education group, this does not count as discontinuation. For example from biology to biochemistry, or from carpenter to bricklayer.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Completion of education groups (GENMF10)

    Education completed within five years

    The figure shows how many people have completed an education in the education group within five years of commencement. 
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Completion of education groups (GENMF10)
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