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. 2008 Mar 26;6:25. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-6-25

Table 6.

School education and professional training

Both sexes Male Female
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Highest school leaving certificate
 Secondary school leaving certificate 22% 26% 35% 30% 16% 23%
 Intermediate school leaving certificate 29% 26% 13% 23% 36% 29%
 Entrance qualification for university 33% 33% 39% 33% 30% 34%
 Others/no information 16% 14% 13% 14% 18% 14%
Persons still in professional training 43% 24% 35% 25% 48% 23%
Of these:
 School of general education 35% 26% 25% 24% 38% 28%
 Apprenticeship 35% 49% 25% 50% 38% 47%
 University student 29% 24% 50% 24% 19% 24%
 Others/no information 3% 1% - - 5% -
Highest professional qualification
 No professional training finished 48% 36% 25% 35% 55% 37%
 Apprenticeship 43% 44% 52% 43% 39% 45%
 Master craftsman/technician 2% 5% - 6% 2% 4%
 University degree 8% 9% 13% 10% 5% 9%
 Others/no information - 5% - 6% - 5%
Labour force 73% 75% 74% 84% 73% 66%
Of these:
 Unemployed 8% 11% 6% 12% 9% 9%
 Part-time employed 22% 18% 24% 6% 22% 32%
 Full-time employed 69% 72% 71% 82% 69% 59%