We estimate the impacts of this reform on students’ academic and labour market outcomes, using a counterfactual approach. In particular, we look at the effects of the policy on individuals’ academic progression during high school (including graduation and dropout), as well as on the subsequent enrolment in higher education and on employability after high-school graduation. Our results confirm that enrolling in vocational education (VE) in upper secondary school increases the chances of educational success as compared to the alternative of enrolling in scientific-humanistic (SH) programmes. We also find that VE has a positive impact on individuals’ performance in the labour market, following graduation from high school.

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Avaliação de políticas; Avaliação de impacto; Análise contrafactual; Fundos estruturais; Cursos profissionais