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Entrance to education 2021

Under two per cent of completers of the 9th grade of comprehensive school remained outside education in 2021 when compulsory education was extended

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According to Statistics Finland, there were 59,400 completers of comprehensive school aged under 19 in 2021. Forty-one per cent of them continued in vocational education and 53 per cent in general upper secondary education. In all, 1.2 per cent continued in voluntary additional basic education (10th grade) and 3.6 per cent in guidance or preparatory education. In 2021, altogether 1.8 per cent of completers of comprehensive school did not continue in the above-mentioned education. This share is under two per cent for the second successive year.

Change

New database tables are published in the statistics on entrance to education, changes to figures for 2020 in database tables

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Key selections

  • The shares of those having primarily applied for and continuing in guidance or preparatory education grew from the previous years.
  • For the second year in a row, under two per cent of completers of comprehensive school did not continue in education leading to a qualification or in transition phase education.
  • The share of those continuing in vocational education remained on level with three previous years in 2021.
  • The shares of those primarily applying to general upper secondary school education and of those continuing in general upper secondary school education decreased from the previous year.

Database tables

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Updated database tables
11g4
Classifications used:
  • Gender
  • Applying further studies
  • Regions of educational institutions
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11fy
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  • Further studies
  • Area of educational institutions
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11ga
Classifications used:
  • Gender
  • Applying for further studies
  • Area of educational institutions
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11g8
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  • Gender
  • Further studies
  • Area of educational institutions
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11gf
Classifications used:
  • Gender
  • Sector of education
  • Prior qualification
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11gg
Classifications used:
  • Gender
  • Prior qualification
  • Field of education
  • Education
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New database tables
13rz
Classifications used:
Area of educational institutions
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13ry
Classifications used:
  • Area of educational institutions
  • Gender
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13v1
Classifications used:
  • Gender
  • Sector of education
  • Target population
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13tq
Classifications used:
  • Studying situation
  • Gender
  • Level of education
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Referencing instructions

Entrance to education [online publication].
Reference period: 2021. ISSN=1799-4527. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 28.4.2026].
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