Table 2 Classification of occupations according to school leaving certificates (modela). (Source: Baethge and Wieck 2013, p. 84)
Upper segment | > 50 % of new entrants with permission to enter higher education |
|---|---|
Upper middle segment | > 50 % of new entrants with intermediate school-leaving certificate and > 75 % with intermediate school-leaving certificate and in addition more than one quarter with Abitur |
Lower middle segment | > 50 % of new entrants with intermediate school-leaving certificate and > 75 %with intermediate school-leaving certificate and in addition more than 25 % with a secondary school leaving certificate (Hauptschule) |
Lower segment | > 50 % with secondary school leaving certificate (Hauptschule) |