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Table 2 Characteristics of VET schools (n = 58)

From: Dropout at Danish vocational schools: does the school’s health promotion capacity play a role? A survey- and register-based prospective study

 

n (%)

Mean (SD a)

Range

Geographical location

 West (Region of North-, Central- and Southern Denmark)

43 (74.1)

–

 

 East (Capital Region of Denmark and Region Zealand)

15 (25.9)

–

 

School type

 Care, health, pedagogy

14 (24.1)

–

 

 Technology, construction, transportation and combination b

23 (39.7)

–

 

 Food, agriculture, hospitality

6 (10.3)

–

 

 Administration, commerce, business

15 (25.9)

–

 

School sizec

–

624 (581)

36–2775

VET-higher level, %

–

14.8 (15.0)

0.0–82.0

Student aged

–

22 (2.6)

17–28

Danish ethnicity, %

–

84.3 (10.5)

53.7–99.1

Student dropout ratee, %

–

17.4 (5.7)

6.1–34.0

  1. aSD standard deviation
  2. b Combination schools: schools providing more than one main subject area. All combination schools provide trainings within the main area “Technology, construction and transportation”
  3. c School size: number of students, who enrolled a basic program in 2017
  4. d Student age: mean age of students at the school enrolled in 2017
  5. e Student dropout rate: proportion of students, who enrolled a basic program in 2017, and dropped out within six months, without transferring to another VET subject area
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