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Table 2.16 Signed petition in the last 12 months, according to highest education level (%)
Lower
Not completed Primary or secondary or Post
primary first stage second stage Upper secondary, First stage Second stage
Country education* of basic* of basic* secondary* non-tertiary* non-tertiary* of tertiary*
Portugal 0.91 4.63 2.11 15.26 – 19.44 50
Austria 9.09 – 20 25.85 32.57 – 43.58
Belgium 15.38 13.39 26.06 36.65 43.10 – 50.89
Switzerland 35.29 – 29.03 38.03 50.74 52 60
Czech Rep. – – 5.55 14.72 22.72 25.64 46.66
Germany – 1.70 21.00 30.34 37.34 40.46 60.75
Denmark – 16.66 24.50 23.26 36.73 42.25 33.33
Spain 3.40 15.90 24.09 28.99 34.54 40.00 38.88
Finland – 8.86 22.22 27.89 31.68 33.33
France 15.72 20.24 31.71 39.34 33.33 44.731 53.58
U.K. – 15.15 32.13 46.54 44.44 51.64 61.22
Greece 1.75 2.56 2.68 4.51 7.46 12.93 20
Hungary – 3.01 3.52 4.37 – 9.83 11.11
Ireland 7.69 11.11 24 31.42 38 38.88 38.09
Israel – 5.26 14.75 12.92 13.46 27.45 29.26
Italy – 6.84 16.06 25.47 21.91 30.53 64.91
Luxembourg – 18.18 25 33.33 – – 40
Netherlands 10 10.07 17.26 22.80 30.76 34.44 20
Norway – – 26 36.02 33.33 43.42 52.63
Poland – 2.48 4.94 9.90 7.46 20.80 12.37
Sweden – 31.28 40.57 44.51 47.61 46.49
Slovenia – 12.5 7.31 7.69 17.64 11.11 21.42
Source: European Social Survey 2002/2003. *Note: given the different names for education levels in the European context we opted to use the
original ESS terms.