Title

Completed tertiary education

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Abstract

Population with completed tertiary education (per 1,000 residents).

ISCED level 5 and level 6 are considered for this indicator. ISCED level 5: tertiary education (first stage) – entry normally requires successful completion of level 3 or 4; it includes tertiary programmes with academic orientation which are largely theoretically based and occupation orientation programmes, which are typically shorter and geared towards entering the labour market. ISCED level 6: tertiary education (second stage) – leads to advanced research qualification (Ph.D. or doctorate).

Education plays a vital economic and social role and the development of the education sector can give important information on the development of demographic trends (Eurostat, 2010). The presence of schools and universities and the commuting distances to education facilities can influence the persistence of young population and their families, at least during the school period. Moreover, education level, labour market and demographic trends are dynamically intertwined.

The younger and better qualified population is usually more mobile than the older generations; therefore, the absence of an adequate job supply for qualified young people is likely to favour their movement towards peri-Alpine areas, where higher rates of highly qualified jobs can be found. This event, common to mountain areas and other geographically marginal areas, is also defined as “brain drain”, i.e. the emigration of skilled labour force to more favourable areas with better opportunities (Corrado et al., 2013). This may relate to different segments of society, but it seems particularly evident when it affects young people accessing to higher education.

Publication Date

Aug. 5, 2020, 3:50 p.m.

Type

Vector Data

Keywords

RSA5

Category

Economy

economic activities, conditions and employment. Examples: production, labour, revenue, commerce, industry, tourism and ecotourism, forestry, fisheries, commercial or subsistence hunting, exploration and exploitation of resources such as minerals, oil and gas

Regions

Alps

Responsible

AlpineConvention

Group

PSAC - Permanent Secretariat Alpine Convention

More info

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Maintenance Frequency

There Are No Plans To Update The Data

Restrictions

Some limitations apply to the access or use of the data

Purpose

This map is published within the 6th Report on the state of the Alps (RSA6).

Language

English

Supplemental Information

Author: Elisa Ravazzoli, Institute for regional development and location management, EURAC.

Sources:
- Statistical Data: National Statistical Offices; Terrain: USGS (2006); Administrative boundaries: ©EuroGeographics, 2009;
National border: ESRI;
Year data: Data from Austria, Italy, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Slovenia refer to 2012 or 2013; Data from France refer to 2010 Census Data.

The layer can be accessed through WMS services at http://www.atlas.alpconv.org/geoserver/ows?service=wms&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities

Spatial Representation Type

vector data is used to represent geographic data

Layer WMS GetCapabilities document