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Education and researchUniversity students numbered 163,700 in 2022
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New classification version adopted starting from the statistical reference year 2022
Read more about the changeAccording to Statistics Finland, a total of 163,700 students attended university education leading to a degree in 2022. The number of students increased by 2.6 per cent from the previous year. New students numbered 32,600. The number of new students remained unchanged from the previous year. A total of 30,800 degrees were completed in 2022. The figure was 1.7 per cent lower than one year before.
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- Altogether 163,700 students attended university education leading to a degree in 2022.
- The number of students grew by 2.6 per cent from the previous year.
- The number of students was highest in the field of technology, 26,200.
- A total of 30,800 degrees were completed, 1,600 of which were doctoral degrees.
- The number of bachelor’s degrees completed was 13,300 and that of master’s degrees 15,800.
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Number of university students by university 2022
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