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At What Age Do University Students Earn Their First Degree?

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Across OECD countries, the median age students first graduated from university fell by 6 months between 2005 and 2011. The median age of first graduation ranges from around 22 in Belgium and the United Kingdom to over 27 in Iceland and Israel. The percentage of part-time students has increased from 19.8% in 2005 to 22.0% in 2011, suggesting that more flexible routes between study and work are slowly becoming more widespread. The percentage of older students (aged 30 and over) entering universities has remained constant at around 10%-11% on average between 2005 and 2011.

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  • Oecd, 2014. "At What Age Do University Students Earn Their First Degree?," Education Indicators in Focus 23, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaaf:23-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jz3wl5rvjtk-en
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