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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.
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Last update
16.5.2024
Next update
25.4.2025
Source data

The Student Register is based on annual reports from the Danish educational institutions.

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.
More about the figure
Last update
16.5.2024
Next update
25.4.2025
Source data

The Student Register is based on annual reports from the Danish educational institutions.

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.
More about the figure
Last update
16.5.2024
Next update
25.4.2025
Source data

The Student Register is based on annual reports from the Danish educational institutions.

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.
More about the figure
Last update
16.5.2024
Next update
25.4.2025
Source data

The Student Register is based on annual reports from the Danish educational institutions.

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.
More about the figure
Last update
16.5.2024
Next update
25.4.2025
Source data

The Student Register is based on annual reports from the Danish educational institutions.

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The Student Registre

The Students Register, which was established in the early 1970's, is a longitudinal register that allow you to follow the educational careers of students in the mainline education system. The purpose of The Student Register is to analyze entrance to, enrolment in and graduation from the mainline education system as well as transmissions of student within the system.

Need more data on Upper secondary education status of young people?

You can go on searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find detailed figures on, e.g. parents’ income as well as student marks, and type and location of the young people’s primary schools.

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