Education | Study: Raising the Compulsory School Age to 18 Reduced Youth Exclusion

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Raising the compulsory education age from 16 to 18 keeps young people in school longer than before. However, the number of upper secondary qualifications has not increased as expected.

Suomen Kuvalehti

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Not only are those with compulsory education attending school, but the number of completed courses has also increased, says Roope Uusitalo.

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Raising the compulsory school age reduced the proportion of those who dropped out of education as minors by a third. The proportion of those who graduated from upper secondary education increased by 1.5 percentage points compared to previous age groups. The data is based on research conducted at the University of Helsinki.