OECD (2000)

ANNEX 1
Table X1.1b. Typical graduation ages at post-secondary non-tertiary level
Programme orientation
Educational/Labour Market Destination
Pre-vocational
General ISCED 4A ISCED 4B ISCED 4C
or vocational
programmes programmes programmes programmes
programmes
ustria a 19 19 19 20
elgium (Fl.) 19-20 19-20 19-20 a 19-20
anada 17-25 17-25 17-25 17-25 17-25
zech Republic 21 21 21 21 21
inland a 25-29 a a 25-29
rance 18-21 18-21 18-21 a 19-21
ermany 22 22 22 22 a
reece a 19-20 a a 19-20
ungary 20-22 19-22 20-22 a 19-22
celand a 21 a a 21
reland a 19 a a 19
taly a 20 a a 20
apan 19 19 19 19 19
orea a a a a a
uxembourg a 23 a a 23
exico a a a a a
etherlands a 18-20 a a 18-20
ew Zealand 18-22 18-22 18-22 18-22 18-22
orway a 20-25 a a 20-25
oland a 20-21 a 20-21 a
pain a 19 19 19 a
witzerland 19-21 21-23 19-21 21-23 a
urkey a a a a a
nited States a 20 a a 20
Table X1.1c. Typical graduation ages at tertiary level
Tertiary-type B (ISCED 5B) Tertiary-type A (ISCED 5A)
Advanced
1st qualification 2nd qualification 1st degree 2nd degree research
programmes
Medium Long Very long Long Very long Medium Long Very long Long Very long
duration duration duration duration duration duration duration duration duration duration
(ISCED 6)
ustralia m m m m m 20 a a 22-23 a 25-29
ustria 20 21 a 23 24 22 23 a a 25 25
elgium (Fl.) a 21-23 a a a 22-25 22-25 24-26 22-25 a 25-29
zech Republic 21 22 a 22 a 22 25 a 25 a 27
inland 21-22 a a a a 24 a a 26 a 29
rance 20-21 a a a a 21-22 23-24 25 23-24 a 25-26
ermany 21 22 a a a 25 26 a a a 28
ungary m m m m m 21-22 23-24 a 30 30 27
celand 22 24 25 a a 23 25 27 25 27 29
reland 20 21 a 21 a 22 23 24 24 25 27
taly a 22-23 a a a 22 23-25 a 23-25 25-27 27-29
apan 20 21 23 a a 22 23 a 24 a 22
orea 20 21-22 a 24 a 21-22 a 23-24 24 a 26
uxembourg 22 22 a a a a a a a a a
exico m a a a a 22-23 a a m m 29
etherlands 19-20 19-20 a a a 22-23 22-24 25-26 23-25 23-25 25
ew Zealand 19-24 19-24 a 19-24 a 21-22 22-25 23-25 22-25 a 26-29
orway 20-22 a a a a 20-22 22-25 25-26 22-25 25-26 29
oland 22-23 a a a a 22-24 24-25 a 25 a 28
ortugal a 21-22 22-23 a a 20-24 20-24 a 23-24 26-27 27-29
pain 20 a a a a 21-23 23-24 a 23-24 a 30-34
weden 21-22 a a a a 22-23 24-25 24-26 27 a 29
witzerland m m m m m 23-26 23-26 28 a 24-26 29
urkey 19 21 a a a 21 22 23 a 23-28 26
nited Kingdom 20-22 21-23 22-24 a a 21 23 24 24 25 24-25
nited States 20 a a a a 21 a a 23 25 28
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