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What at what age? - 2. |
What |
Italy |
Austria |
France |
Romania |
United Kingdom |
Iceland |
Sweden |
End of compulsory education |
14 (Law n° 1859/´62 enforced again on the basis of law n°53/´03 – “Right/duty”) |
After 15 years and nine school years |
16 |
14 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
End of high school |
18 (under the new law n° 53 – 28/03/2003 - “Right/ Duty”) |
No compulsory date |
It should be about 18 but… it might be 20, 21… |
18 |
18 |
No compulsory date. Normally 19/20 |
It should be about 19 but it might be 20, 21, 22 |
End of vocational studies |
18 (under the new law n° 53 – 28/03/2003 - “Right/Duty”) |
Dual system of apprenticeship (2-4 ˝ years depending on the profession after compulsory education) |
It depends on the level of the diploma… |
Vocational education is organised in vocational schools and apprentice- ship schools. Educational legislation does not specify the official age for completing vocational education but this is generally 16/17 |
No limit |
Organised in high schools both vocational and traditional. Apprenticeships in connection with the labour marked. No official age for completion vocational education, normally at 19/20 |
It should be about 19 but it might be 20, 21, 22 (there is no specific Vocational Studies in Sweden) |