THE ART OF TRADITIONAL CROCHETING IN GREECE
In Greece, crocheting was part of everyday life through which the very famous “semedaki” emerged and every house had at least one of them!

In Greece, crocheting was part of everyday life through which the very famous “semedaki” emerged and every house had at least one of them!

Main factors as associated with early leaving:
(a) family background:
(i) migration or ethnic minority origin;
(ii) lower socioeconomic status of parents;
(iii) parental attitudes towards education;

Strategies on early school leaving should be based on an analysis at national, regional and local level of the conditions leading to the phenomenon, as average rates often mask large differences between different regions or countries.

The statistics show a gradual decline in the proportion of students choosing vocational education, as shown in the following tables

| Greece | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Total | 30.69 | 31.7 | 33.07 | 33.68 | 31.46 | 29.91 | 29.13 |
| Female | 22.68 | 24.33 | 26.11 | 27.15 | 23.02 | 20.07 | 20.3 |
| Male | 37.97 | 38.47 | 39.47 | 39.74 | 39.06 | 38.56 | 37.01 |
Secondary education
Secondary education includes two cycles of study:
Gymnasio
The first one is compulsory and corresponds to gymnasio (lower secondary school).


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