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Table 5. Number and Percent of 1984 High School
Graduates, by Activity Following Graduation

Activity

Number

Percent

University, junior college and advanced secondary courses:
University undergraduate course
Junior college regular course
Short-term courses at universities and junior colleges and advanced courses at upper secondary schools
Correspondence courses at universities and junior colleges
Subtotal: all university, junior colleges and advanced secondary courses
 
Vocational training:
Special training college--advanced course
Special training college--other courses
Miscellaneous school courses
Public training facility courses
Subtotal: all vocational training courses
 
Employment
Unemployment
Deceased, unknown
 
Grand total

 
 
266,810
168,107
 
 
  3,897
 
    436
 
      439,250a
 

172,283
  17,057
174,759
   8,570
      372,669 b
 
      590,125 c
        77,574
         2,694
 
      1,482,312

 
 
18.00
11.34
 
 
   .26
 
    .03
 
    29. 63 a
 
 
11.62
11.15
11.79
 .58
      25 14 b
 
      39.81 c
      5.23
        .18
 
      100.00

 

a Includes 5,319 employed persons.
b Includes 11,793 employed persons.
c Excludes 17,112 employed persons referred to in footnotes 1 and 2, who went on to higher level courses or vocational training.

Source: Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture, Japan. Statistical Abstract of Education, Science and Culture, 1985 edition. Tokyo: The Ministry, 1985. pp. 48, 49, 50.

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