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Sector of education
Comprehensive education, general upper secondary education, vocational education, university of applied sciences education, university education.
Statistics using the definition
- Subject choices of students
- Support for learning
- Entrance to education
- Providers of education and educational institutions
- Discontinuation of education
- Educational finances
- Liberal adult education
- Students and qualifications
- Progress of studies
- Employment of students
- Transition from school to further education and work
- Educational structure of population
Validity of the definition
- Valid
In the statistics on educational institutions, education is divided into the following sectors of education:
- Comprehensive school education
- Upper secondary general education
- Vocational education
- University of applied sciences education
- University education.
Validity of the definition
- 1 January 1900 - 31 December 2020
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Jaa