Table 7 Personal background characteristics of trainees
From: Drop-out in dual VET: why we should consider the drop-out direction when analysing drop-out
Aspect | Coding | Frequency | Percentage | Valid percentage | Cumulated percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender n = 561 | Female | 356 | 63.3 | 63.5 | 63.5 |
Male | 205 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 100.0 | |
Educational level (highest school leaving certificate) n = 562 | Secondary school certificate (Mittlere Reife) | 119 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 |
Advanced technical college (Fachhochschulreife) | 168 | 29.9 | 29.9 | 51.1 | |
General higher education certificate (allgemeine Hochschulreife/Abitur) | 275 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 100.0 | |
Grade (average grade in school leaving certificate) n = 555 | 1.0–1.5 | 39 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
1.6–2.0 | 74 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 20.4 | |
2.1–2.5 | 175 | 31.1 | 31.5 | 51.9 | |
2.6–3.0 | 184 | 32.7 | 33.2 | 85.0 | |
3.1–3.5 | 77 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 98.9 | |
3.6–4.0 | 6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 100.0 | |
Training performance T1 (self-assessed grade) n = 548 | 1.0–1.5 | 62 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
1.6–2.0 | 239 | 42.5 | 43.6 | 54.9 | |
2.1–2.5 | 160 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 84.1 | |
2.6–3.0 | 60 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 95.1 | |
3.1–3.5 | 23 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 99.3 | |
3.6–4.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 99.6 | |
> 4.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100.0 | |
Aspired final grade T0 n = 540 | 1.0–1.5 | 147 | 26.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 |
1.6–2.0 | 285 | 50.7 | 52.8 | 80.0 | |
2.1–2.5 | 99 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 98.3 | |
2.6–3.0 | 8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 99.8 | |
Aspired final grade T1 n = 553 | 1.0–1.5 | 151 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 27.3 |
1.6–2.0 | 245 | 43.6 | 44.3 | 71.6 | |
2.1–2.5 | 123 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 93.9 | |
2.6–3.0 | 29 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 99.1 | |
3.1–3.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 99.6 | |
3.6–4.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 99.8 | |
> 4.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | |
Language(s) (spoken at home) n = 559 | Only German | 435 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 77.8 |
More than German | 115 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 98.4 | |
Only other than German | 9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 100.0 | |
Terminated Training before n = 561 | No | 524 | 93.2 | 93.4 | 93.4 |
Yes | 37 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 100.0 |