It was not long ago the government pointed out how important it was to get young people on higher education as soon as possible.

Already the results are seen clearly. Where the entire 35 percent in 2002 had kept gap of 3 years or more, before entering the study, the figure today at just 23 percent. This delighted the economic experts who point out that Denmark has long had the highest average age of young people available on the labor market for the first time. As long as the young still get a good education, this is a significant advantage for Denmark. Is it the government's intervention that causes these changes? Immediately not because the rules the government provided only come into effect from next year. The much talk about the new rules, better known as "the whip and the carrot ", has had an effect alone. Many young people have probably not set itself completely into the new rules and think therefore that the rules are already in force. That all not even know exactly what the rules is about, but remember that it is better to start a higher education faster, seems to have been communicated well from Christiansborg. "The carrot " in the new rules is about to fold his grade point average of 1.08, if you start soon on further education. This provides better opportunities to get into his dream studio. Science Minister Helge Sander (V) is also happy news. He believes that some gap year can be rewarding, but up to 4-5 gap year is too much. Both due. High age when you reach the labor market, but also because of. The knowledge you have acquired in high school in these cases is too far back.