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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7974

31 May 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/education
Education levels of EU population constantly rising, though one in five youths finishes school after completing lower secondary education

Luxembourg, 30/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - In thirty years, the education levels of the population have risen in all the EU countries. While, in 1999, less than half the people aged between 50 and 64 had completed higher secondary education, this proportion exceeds 70% for people aged between 25 and 29. It remains that, despite this improvement, close to one youth in five from 18 to 24 leaves school with at best having completed the lower secondary education in the Member States and the...

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