Transition into higher education
alternative access route is also related to the type of higher education institution ( DRM ). In the majority of countries the share of students who enter higher education via alternative access route is higher among non-university students than among university students.
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Delayed transition students In understanding students’ transition pathways to higher education, the following analysis takes a closer look at the share and characteristics of the students who entered higher education with a delay of more than 24 months after first leaving the school system. The share of delayed transition students fluctuates between less than 5 % in Slovenia, France, and Malta to more than 30 % in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark) (Figure 2.3). In around one fifth of the EUROSTUDENT countries, more than 20 % of the students enter higher education with a delay of more than 24 months after leaving school for the first time. In another two fifths of the countries, this share is between 10 % and 20 %. In all EUROSTUDENT countries, apart from Denmark and Montenegro, the share of delayed transition students is greater among students without higher education background than among their counterparts with higher education background (Figure 2.3). This difference is especially high (at least 10 percentage points) in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Ireland, Hungary, Estonia, and the Czech Republic. In almost all countries for which data are available, the share of delayed transition students is higher among low intensity students than among high intensity students. (Table A2.3).
Students without higher education background enter higher education more often with a delay of more than 24 months after leaving school for the first time
Figure 2.3 Students with time delay of more than 24 months between leaving school for the first time and entering higher education by educational background Share of students (in %) % 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47 39 39 30 21 20 17 17 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 SE FI NO DK AT IE PL HU EE SK ME DE LV CZ NL AM RU CH all students
with HE background
9 IT
8 8 RO LT
8 7 7 7 6 BA RS GE HR UA
3 2 2 SI MT FR
without HE background
Data source: EUROSTUDENT V , B13, B14. EUROSTUDENT question(s): 2.3 When did you obtain the qualification mentioned in 2.1 [highest level of education obtained on graduating from the school system for the first time]? 2.6 When did you enter higher education for the first time? Deviations from EUROSTUDENT survey conventions: AT, CZ, EE, FR, SI. Deviations from EUROSTUDENT standard target group: DE, GE, IT.
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