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• Based on current patterns of graduation, it is estimated that an average of 82 % of today’s young people in OECD countries will complete upper secondary education over their lifetimes. For G20 countries, the rate is lower, at 75%. • In some countries, it is common for students to graduate from upp...

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Summary:• Based on current patterns of graduation, it is estimated that an average of 82 % of today’s young people in OECD countries will complete upper secondary education over their lifetimes. For G20 countries, the rate is lower, at 75%. • In some countries, it is common for students to graduate from upper secondary programmes after the age of 25. At least 10 % of upper secondary graduates in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway and Portugal are 25 or older.