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Figure 16: Higher education institutions by ratio of programs for certified profession/programs
with professional orientation (subjectively assessed)
N=47; one case scored higher
than 5
5
91
4,5
4
3,5
3
2,5
2
1,5
1
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cumulative %val i d r esponse
Indicator 4a: Enrolment by age
Enrolment by age is assumed to give an indication of involvement in life long learning. The assumption
is that an institution that enrolls a large proportion of mature students is more involved in life long
learning than an institution that enrolls only a small number of mature students.
There has been some debate on what a mature student is. Some argue that any student aged 30
or over is a mature student while others set the threshold fi ve years lower. In the questionnaire age
was categorized in a number of broad age categories and broken down by type of degree. For this
report the results are based on two defi nitions of mature students: students aged 30 and older, and
students aged 25 and older.
Figure 17: Higher education institutions by the percentage of mature students enrolled, by
type of degree program; mature=30+
doctorate: N=26
master: N=34
100%
bachelor: N=40
90%
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60%
50%
40%
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cumulative %val i d r esponse
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