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Table 2.3
Cohort characteristics (percentage)
Lithuania
Portugal
Switzerland
Total
1950–55
1970–75
Total
1950–55
1970–75
Total
1950–55
1970–75
Sex
Male
46.4
44.8
48.0
39.8
41.0
38.5
49.4
51.3
47.4
Female
53.6
55.2
52.0
60.2
59.0
61.5
50.6
48.7
52.6
Education
No formal education
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
7.5
2.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
First stage of basic education
0.2
0.0
0.4
30.0
53.2
7.5
5.0
5.9
3.9
Second stage of basic education (lower)
4.5
4.8
4.2
30.9
20.1
41.4
5.9
7.4
4.2
Second stage of basic education (higher)
16.7
18.0
15.4
17.5
11.0
23.9
52.1
50.4
53.9
Post-secondary non-tertiary education (vocational)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
17.8
20.2
15.2
Tertiary stage of basic education (lower)
49.6
48.6
50.6
2.4
1.7
3.0
8.2
8.1
8.4
Tertiary stage of basic education (higher)
28.6
28.0
29.2
14.0
6.4
21.4
10.2
7.6
13.1
DK/DA
0.4
0.6
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.8
0.9
0.5
1.3
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