More young people with low grades choose upper secondary school.

More young people with low grades are choosing upper secondary school

However, only half of the young people with low grades complete upper secondary school and start a higher education.

Six out of ten young people with low grades choose upper secondary school. In 2002, the figure was four out of ten, according to an analysis from the Economic Council of the Labour Movement. (Photo: © Søren Bidstrup, Ritzau Scanpix)

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Laura Kirkebæk-Johansson ( [email protected] ) 41 minutes ago

More young people with low grades from primary school are choosing to continue in an upper secondary education.

This is shown by a new analysis from the Economic Council of the Labour Movement (AE).

Today, six out of ten young people from the bottom half of the grade distribution begin an upper secondary education, while the figure in 2002 was four out of ten.

"Upper secondary school is generally chosen on autopilot when young people have to choose their youth education. This increasingly applies to young people who leave primary school with relatively low grades," says Rasmus Lindø Kaslund, analyst at AE, in a press release.

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Main conclusions of the analysis

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* 69 percent of young people today choose an upper secondary education after primary school. In 1985, it was under 46 percent. In the same period, the proportion starting a vocational education has fallen from more than 44 percent to 21 percent.

* The increased intake into upper secondary school comes almost exclusively from the bottom half of the grade distribution in primary school. Six out of ten young people with grades in the bottom half now choose upper secondary school. In 2002, it was four out of ten.

* It is especially girls who choose upper secondary school. 85 percent of girls with grades in the lowest quarter choose upper secondary school, compared to 33 percent of boys.

* Only 51 percent of young people with grades in the lowest quarter who start upper secondary school complete it and begin a higher education. 58 percent of young people with grades in the lowest quarter who start a vocational education complete it.

Source: Economic Council of the Labour Movement

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Only half go on to higher education

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But only half of the young people who begin an upper secondary education with a report card in the lowest quarter of primary school end up completing upper secondary school and starting a higher education.

That is significantly fewer than others who start upper secondary school.

"It is a problem when so many young people do not get an education that provides professional qualifications. They risk a working life with low job security," says Rasmus Lindø Kaslund in the press release.

The former SVM government decided that from 2030, a new vocational and professionally oriented upper secondary education (EPX) will be created.

It will have lower grade requirements than the traditional upper secondary school, but will be more practically oriented.

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