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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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