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Education and researchEnglish the most studied language in upper secondary education in 2021
release | Subject choices of students 2021Change
New database tables are published in the the statistics on subject choices of students on 15 December 2022.
Read more about the changeAccording to Statistics Finland, nearly all students attending general upper secondary education in autumn 2021 studied English. Ninety-three per cent of vocational education students studied English. Ninety-one per cent of students in general upper secondary education and 89 per cent of students in vocational education studied Swedish in 2021.
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- In 2021, English was the most commonly studied language in upper secondary education.
- Ninety-nine per cent of the students in general upper secondary education studied English.
- Ninety-three per cent of vocational education students studied English.
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15.12.2022
Number of languages studied by students in upper secondary education in 2021
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Classifications used:
- Gender
- Level of education
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Classifications used:
- Level of education
- Gender
- Number of foreign languages
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Classifications used:
- Level of education
- Gender
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