Table 8 Students who enrolled in engineering, foundation programme for the first time 2006, and awarded qualifications at 1 october 2011, by gender and parents´ level og education

8 Students who enrolled in engineering, foundation programme for the first time 2006¹, and awarded qualifications at 1 october 2011, by gender and parents´ level og education
Gender and parents´ level of education	Total	Total	Completed engeneering, foundation programme		Not completed engeneering foundation programme

Gender and parents´ level of education	Total	Total	Completed within 3 years	Completed within 5 years²	Still in the same course of study	Awarded another qualification	In a different course of study in higher education 1.10.2011	Dropped out within first year	Dropped out after the first year or within final year

		Per cent
Both sexes, total	2 780	100	55	10	4	4	7	7	14
Men	2 272	100	55	10	4	3	7	7	14
Women	508	100	54	12	3	6	7	5	12

Parents' level of education
Tertiary education, long³	353	100	62	10	2	5	8	4	8
Tertiary education, short⁴	999	100	56	11	4	4	7	6	13
Upper secondary education	1 045	100	54	10	5	4	6	7	15
Lower secondary education	201	100	50	7	2	3	7	11	19
Unknown	182	100	45	16	6	1	7	9	16

¹	From 1.10.2005 to 30.9.2006.
²	Calculation of "number of years": 5 years = - 64 months.
³	Longer than 4 years.
⁴	2-4 years.