Table 8 Students who enrolled in engineering, foundation programme for the first time 2005, and awarded qualifications at 1 october 2010, by gender and parents´ level og education

8 Students who enrolled in engineering, foundation programme for the first time 2005¹, and awarded qualifications at 1 october 2010, by gender and parents´ level og education
Gender and parents´ level of education	Absolute figures	Per cent

	Total	Total	Completed engeneering, foundation programme		Not completed engeneering foundation programme
	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 1.10.2010	Dropped out within first year	Dropped out after the first year or within final year

Both sexes, total	2 471	100	48	10	5	4	8	9	15
Men	2 111	100	48	9	5	3	8	10	16
Women	360	100	46	13	3	10	11	7	10

Parents' level of education
Tertiary education, long³	265	100	48	11	5	3	11	9	14
Tertiary education, short⁴	807	100	52	10	5	4	10	8	11
Upper secondary education	1 082	100	48	9	5	4	6	10	18
Lower secondary education	182	100	36	10	4	7	9	12	21
Unknown	135	100	36	13	7	4	10	10	19

¹	From 1.10.2004 to 30.9.2005.
²	Calculation of "number of years": 5 years = - 64 months.
³	Longer than 4 years.
⁴	2-4 years.