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Percentage of graduates by field of education (tertiary education)

Definition
The number of graduates from each ISCED field of education in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in tertiary education in a given academic year.
Source Definition
UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Pourcentage de diplômés par domaines d'études (enseignement supérieur)

Définition
Le nombre de diplômés de chaque domaine d’enseignement de la CITE dans l’enseignement supérieur, exprimé en pourcentage du nombre total de diplômés de l’enseignement supérieur au cours d’une année académique donnée.
Source de la définition
Institut de statistique de l'UNESCO