OECD: Upper secondary graduation rates, by program destination, program orientation, gender, and country: 2008

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Table B.3.01.

OECD: Upper secondary graduation rates, by program destination, program orientation, gender, and country: 2008

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Country	All program levels (first-time graduates)				General programs			Pre-vocational/Vocational programs			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 programs				ISCED 3C (short) shorter than duration of typical 3A or 3B programs
Country	Total	Males	Females		Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females		Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females		Total	Males	Females
OECD average	80	76	84		47	41	53	44	45	43	60	54	66		8	8	7	16	18	15		9	8	10

OECD countries
Australia¹	—	—	—		67	62	73	39	37	41	67	62	73		—	—	—	39	37	41	²	—	—	—
Austria	—	—	—		17	14	21	75	84	64	17	14	21		53	60	45	1	1	2		20	24	17
Belgium	—	—	—		37	32	42	68	63	74	61	56	66		†	†	†	20	21	18		25	17	32
Canada¹	76	72	81		74	69	79	8	8	7	74	69	79		†	†	†	8	8	7		†	†	†
Chile	69	65	74		39	35	43	31	30	31	69	65	74		†	†	†	†	†	†		†	†	†

Czech Republic	87	85	89		22	17	26	65	68	62	61	52	70		#	#	1	26	33	19		†	†	†
Denmark	83	75	90		53	44	63	46	43	49	53	44	63		†	†	†	45	42	48		#	#	#
Finland	93	89	97		49	41	57	88	81	95	93	89	97		†	†	†	†	†	†		†	†	†
France	—	—	—		51	45	59	62	63	61	51	45	59		13	14	11	4	3	4		46	46	46
Germany	97	97	98		42	36	47	56	60	51	42	36	47		55	60	50	†	†	†		#	1	#

Greece	91	89	94		64	56	72	28	33	23	64	56	72		†	†	†	28	33	23	³	—	—	—
Hungary	78	74	82		64	57	71	16	19	13	64	57	71		†	†	†	16	19	13	³	—	—	—
Iceland	89	74	105		64	50	79	55	54	57	61	48	75		1	1	2	38	43	34		19	13	25
Ireland	96	92	100		74	72	76	55	41	70	99	95	104		†	†	†	6	6	6		24	13	36
Italy	85	83	87		34	24	45	64	72	56	75	70	80		#	#	#	†	†	†		23	25	20

Japan	95	94	95		72	69	75	23	26	20	72	69	75		1	2	#	22	24	20	³	—	—	—
Korea	93	92	94		68	67	69	25	26	25	68	67	69		†	†	†	25	26	25		†	†	†
Luxembourg	73	69	77		28	25	32	45	44	45	42	35	49		9	9	9	20	22	19		2	3	1
Mexico	44	40	48		41	37	44	3	3	4	41	37	44		†	†	†	3	3	4		†	†	†
Netherlands	—	—	—		36	33	40	69	68	69	63	57	70		†	†	†	42	45	39		†	†	†

New Zealand	78	69	87		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—
Norway	91	84	99		61	48	74	41	46	35	61	48	74		†	†	†	41	46	35		—	—	—
Poland	83	79	88		56	45	67	33	41	26	77	69	85		†	†	†	12	16	8		†	†	†
Portugal	63	55	71	⁴	42	35	50	20	21	20	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—
Slovak Republic	81	78	84		23	19	28	66	68	63	71	65	77		†	†	†	17	21	12		1	#	2

Spain	73	67	80		45	37	52	38	37	40	45	37	52		†	†	†	20	20	20		18	16	20
Sweden	76	74	79		33	28	38	43	46	40	76	74	78		#	#	#	#	1	#		#	#	#
Switzerland	90	92	88		31	26	36	71	77	64	27	24	29	⁵	69	73	64	6	6	7		—	—	—
Turkey	26	29	23		17	18	16	9	11	7	26	29	23		†	†	†	†	†	†		—	—	—
United Kingdom	91	88	94		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—

United States	77	77	76	⁶	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—

Non-OECD member countries
Brazil	—	—	—		63	52	74	9	7	10	63	52	74		9	7	10	†	†	†		†	†	†
China	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—
Estonia	—	—	—		57	45	70	19	25	13	74	67	82		†	†	†	†	†	†		2	2	2
India	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—
Indonesia	—	—	—		28	27	30	16	18	13	28	27	30		16	18	14	†	†	†		†	†	†
Israel	90	86	93		58	52	65	32	35	28	87	82	92		†	†	†	3	4	1		†	†	†
Russian Federation	—	—	—		54	—	—	39	—	—	54	—	—		13	—	—	22	31	12		4	5	2
Slovenia	85	78	93		33	25	41	67	69	65	35	27	43		41	38	43	22	26	18		2	2	1
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
¹ Reference year 2007.
² Includes ISCED 3A and 3C (short).
³ Includes ISCED 3C (short).
⁴ Includes ISCED 3A, 3B, 3C (long), and 3C (short).
⁵ Includes ISCED 3C (short).
Includes general programs, pre-vocational/vocational programs, ISCED 3A, 3B, 3C (long), and 3C (short).
Note: To estimate gross graduation rates, the number of graduates is divided by the population at the typical graduation age. In many countries, defining a typical age of graduation is difficult because ages of graduates vary. Mismatches between the coverage of the population data and the graduate data mean that the 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. Formal education classifications are based on the jurisdictions' categorizations to UNESCO's International Standard Classification of Education (Operation Manual for ISCED - 1997). For more information on the method used to calculate graduation rates and the corresponding typical ages refer to Annex 1 and for more detailed notes by country and a description of the ISCED levels refer to Annex 3 of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2009. Apparent differences may not be statistically significant.
SOURCE: Data from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2010). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2010, table A2.1. Paris: Author.