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Number of students in vocational education 342,000 in 2021

release 09/06/2022 | Students and qualifications 2021

According to Statistics Finland's education statistics, 342,000 students attended vocational education leading to a qualification in 2021, nine per cent more than one year earlier. A total of 69,000 vocational qualifications were attained, which was five per cent more than in the year before.

Bar chart showing the development of the numbers of students and qualifications in vocational education from 2019 until 2021. Most qualifications were completed in 2019, in total 72,000, and the number of students was highest in 2021, altogether 342,000. In 2020, there was a small drop in both the numbers of students and qualifications.

Key points

A total of 342,000 students were studying for a vocational qualification in 2021.
The total number of vocational qualifications completed was 69,000.
Fifty-two per cent of vocational education students and 55 per cent of attainers of qualifications were women.
The number of students was highest in the fields of technology, 91,000.
In all, 15,000 students participated in instruction preparing for and preparatory education for upper secondary education, and the number of completed qualifications was 4,000.