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Total graduates at all levels in 2012 stood at 11,399, up by 3.7 per cent over the previous year. Graduates at tertiary level increased by 11.2 per cent, the National Statistics Office said today.
During 2012, female graduates surpassed males and accounted for 53.4 per cent of the total. A similar distribution was noted during 2011. The average age of graduates at the post-secondary level stood at 17.2 years in general education and 20.1 years in vocational education. Furthermore, the average age of tertiary (general) graduates, including Masters level, was 25.2 years.
The majority of graduates were enrolled on a full-time basis. Part-time graduates in 2012 made up 9.9 per cent of the total. The largest share of part-time graduates achieved a tertiary level of qualification.
The average age of graduates in post-secondary vocational courses stood at 18.3 years for full-timers and 28.8 years for part-timers. On the other hand, full-time graduates at a tertiary (general) level were, on average, 22.8 years old, while the average age of part-time students who graduated from this level was 33.4 years.
The largest proportion of graduates at ISCED levels 4, 5 and 6 obtained a qualification in the fields of Business and Administration (17.6 per cent) followed by Health (13.9 per cent) and Computing (9.7 per cent).
The two most common fields of study among male graduates were Computing and Business and Administration, while females graduated mostly in Business and Administration and Health.
While the majority of graduates were enrolled in academic programmes, 24.1 per cent attained their qualification via vocational or pre-vocational programmes, the latter representing courses which are mostly followed on apprenticeship.
In 2012, foreign graduates at ISCED levels 4, 5 and 6 made up 3.7 per cent of total graduates. The largest share came from EU countries.
Graduates at post-secondary and further education levels (ISCED 4 -6) accounted for 37.1 per cent of total students enrolled during 2012. In 2011 and 2010, these figures amounted to 36.1 and 34.7 respectively.
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