Brussels, 10/03/2014 (Agence Europe) - According to figures released on 7 March by the European Union's statistical office, Eurostat, there were more female tertiary education graduates in the EU than male in 2012. Fewer women drop out of education and training than men (10.9% of women and 14.4% of men), but fewer women are in employment (58.5%) than men (69.6%).
A greater proportion of young women (40%) than young men in the EU (32%) hold a higher education diploma. The biggest differences...