New student

In the statistics on entrants to education and progress of studies new students in upper secondary general education and polytechnic education refer to the students studying on 20 September who had registered into certain studies in the educational institution concerned between 1 January and 20 September and, since 2002, in polytechnic education students who had reported themselves as present or absent for the first time. In vocational education new students refer to the students studying in curriculum-based vocational education on 20 September who had registered into the educational institution concerned between 1 January and 20 September and, since 2004, the students attending preparatory education for a skills examination or with apprenticeship training agreements who had registered into the educational institution concerned between 1 January and 31 December. In the statistics on university education new students refer to the students new to the university who had started studies leading to a lower or upper university degree and were studying on 20 September. The number of new students is lower than in other statistics by sector of education because it only includes students with a correct Finnish personal ID number and because a new student is only included once in the number of students by sector of education, level of education or some other variable, such as educational institute.

Up to 2001, a new student in polytechnic education was a student having registered as present for the first time. Up to 2001, a new student in university education was one who had started studies at the university concerned during the calendar year.

In the statistics on entrants to education and progress of studies new students in upper secondary general education, post-comprehensive vocational education and polytechnic education new students refer to the students studying on 20 September who had registered into certain studies in the educational institution concerned between 1 January and 20 September and, additionally, in polytechnic education students who had reported themselves as present or absent for the first time. In the statistics on university education new students refer to the students new to the university who had started studies leading to a lower or upper university degree and were studying on 20 September. The number of new students is lower than in other statistics by sector of education because it only includes students with a correct Finnish personal ID number and because a new student is only included once in the number of students by sector of education, level of education or some other variable, such as educational institute.

Up to 2001, a new student in polytechnic education was a student having registered as present for the first time. Up to 2001, a new student in university education was one who had started studies at the university concerned during the calendar year.