MEHE KODU ON MAAILM, NAISE MAAILM ON KODU? - Tartu Ülikool

HARIDUSE PEEGELDUS TÄISKASVANUEAS REFLECTION OF EDUCATION IN ADULTHOOD
experience and education. People with lower educational level who work at higher positions may
compensate for their lack of qualification with work experience. At the same time, highly educated
young people who are entering the labour market are willing to work at lower positions in order to
gain work experience.
The shares of under- and overeducated persons are fairly small in Estonia compared to other
countries (see also Paulus 2007). Overeducation is more predominant among women and
undereducation – among men. The number of overeducated persons grows and the number of
undereducated persons decreases with age. By educational level, the majority of the
overeducated belong to the group who have post-secondary vocational education, both among
women and men. Even though women are more overeducated than men in Estonia, they partake
in adult learning more often than men. If we look at women and men participating in continuing
training by age groups and educational levels, we can notice that women predominate among
continuous learners. Nevertheless, self-learning among men and women decreases with age.
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