Upper secondary education

The upper secondary level of education typically begins at the end of full-time compulsory education.

In this section, you will find fact sheets about the upper secondary level of education.

In Denmark, upper secondary education divides into:

1. general education qualifying for access to higher education and
2. vocational or technical education qualifying primarily for access to the labour market.

It normally caters for the 16-19-year-olds and comprises

• the general upper secondary education provision of the Gymnasium
• the higher preparatory examination or HF-programme
• the higher commercial examination or HHX-programme
• the higher technical examination or HTX-programme

and

• the vocational education and training programmes
• the basic social and health training programmes etc.

Furthermore, in this section, you will find facts on the following:

• production schools
• basic vocational education and training (EGU)
• initial Vocational education and training programmes
• basic vocational education and training (EGU)
• the use information and communication technologies. This includes facts on the use of the internet in examinations.