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Back Almost half of EU pupils study vocational programmes
Students usually enter upper secondary school programmes (ISCED level 3) between the ages of 14 and 16. These
programmes are typically designed to complete secondary education in
preparation for tertiary education or provide skills relevant to employment, or
both. In particular, vocational education programmes are designed to provide
learners with the knowledge and the set of skills specific to a particular
occupation or trade. Such programmes may have work-based components (e.g.
apprenticeships, dual-system education programmes). Successful completion of
such programmes leads to labour market-relevant, vocational qualifications
acknowledged as occupationally oriented by the relevant national authorities
and/or the labour market.
Vocational education at upper secondary level was somewhat
dominated by males, who accounted for 56% of pupils studying this type of
programme.
Highest share of upper secondary pupils enrolled in vocational education in Czechia and Finland
More males than females in upper secondary vocational education in most Member States
The majority of pupils following vocational upper secondary
programmes were male in every EU Member State, except the United Kingdom (52%
were women), Belgium and Sweden (both 51%), and Finland (little over 50%).
In contrast, fewer than 40% of pupils following vocational
programmes at upper secondary level were female in Cyprus (23%), Ireland (33%),
Greece (34%), Lithuania (35%), Germany (37%), Italy (38%), Hungary and Poland
(both 39%).