17 million tertiary students in the European Union - Issue number 19/2005 - Products Statistics in Focus
The number of tertiary students in the European Union has increased by 17% and the number of graduates by more than 30% between 1998 and 2003. The differences between countries are marked. The participation and graduation rates and the age span among students vary by a factor of three as well as the tertiary education attainment in younger age-groups. These and other data on tertiary education are presented in the SIF.
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Release date: 15 December 2005
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Product code: KS-NK-05-019
Theme: Population and social conditions
Collection: Statistics in Focus