{"id":22458,"date":"2010-07-13T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-13T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=22458\/"},"modified":"2017-01-21T04:53:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T04:53:32","slug":"oecd-danes-start-studies-late-but-go-the-distance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/oecd-danes-start-studies-late-but-go-the-distance\/","title":{"rendered":"OECD: Danes start studies late but go the distance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Danes are more likely to complete a higher education course, compared to students in other countries in the the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).<\/p>\n

They also tend to start their studies later in life, and, not surprisingly, finish later than students in other OECD countries. <\/p>\n

Danes and Japanese most likely to graduate<\/h2>\n

But whereas a high proportion (second only to Japan) of Danish students successfully complete their degrees, Danish universities still come in below average when it comes to attracting international students. <\/p>\n

The report \u00bbDanish Universities in an International perspective\u00ab was compiled by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, based on figures from an OECD statistical report \u00bbEducation at a Glance 2009\u00ab.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the main findings in the Danish report: <\/p>\n