The search for secondary education show that there is a steady decline in applications for vocational education, while more and more young people are seeking a secondary education.

Only 20.4 per cent of pupils leaving primary school for the summer, wants a vocational education. In 2001 the figure was 31.7 percent. Thus, there is a decrease of 11.3 percentage points over the last 11 years in the number of young people who want to start a vocational training.

Developments cares for Children and Education Christine Antorini who says: "It is a big problem that there are fewer young people seeking vocational training. The future labor market will demand skilled and innovative professional. Therefore, we need well-qualified young people in vocational training. And it pays for the young to get started quickly with vocational training. Young people who have finished their training before the age of 25 years, on average, the highest employment rate among vocationally trained. "

"VET status has declined the last 10 years. We will change the government. Therefore, I will work to improve the quality and consider, among other inputs, as vocational education more attractive to young people, "says Christine Antorini and continues:" The Government will also strengthen the education guarantees and internships so that everyone can finish their training. Short, we need to ensure that vocational training is a very good first choice for many more young people. "

More than 100,000 students from 9th and 10th grade have the curriculum written, what training or activity they want to start after the summer.

Nearly 94 percent of students seeking an education. For the other students, between parents, students and the municipality reached an agreement on how the plan will lead to an education.

The development of students' educational choices

There has been a steady decline in the proportion of 9th and 10th grade students who wish to proceed directly to a vocational education. While 31.7 percent of the pupils who left primary school in 2001, wanted a vocational education, the proportion in 2012, 11.3 percentage points lower (20.4 percent).

In the same period there has been an upward trend in the proportion who wanted to continue in upper secondary education. In 2001, 58.6 percent of the students leaving primary school who wanted a high school education. In 2012, the share increased by 13.0 percentage points to 71.6 percent.

The proportion of students from 9th grade, who have chosen to continue in the 10th grade, has been falling in the period 2001? 2010. In 2011, there was a small increase in the proportion to 49.1 percent, and in 2012 it again dropped slightly (48.8 percent). Almost 94 per cent of pupils leaving 9th grade - and do not go to 10th grade - and the students leaving grade 10, is seeking a secondary education. Slightly fewer than last year (0.3 percentage points) have chosen to take the 10th grade with.

The upper secondary education, especially HTX, sought most of the boys, while the upper secondary educations are mostly girls among the applicants.

Among the young people of other ethnic origins who leave primary school, choose 75 percent upper secondary and 17 percent a vocational education. Among students with Danish ancestry choose a slightly smaller proportion (71 percent), upper secondary education and a slightly higher proportion (21 percent) vocational training.

Source: UVM