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No major changes in pass rates of education in Finland in 2022

Release related to topics:Education and research
release | Progress of studies 2022

According to Statistics Finland, there were no great differences in the pass rates of different sectors of education in 2022 compared to the previous year. The biggest change was that the pass rate of general upper secondary education decreased by one percentage point. General upper secondary school education was completed within the target time by 77 per cent and vocational education by 56 per cent. Fifty-eight per cent completed a Bachelor's degree at university of applied sciences and 36 per cent a Master's degree within the target time.

Key selections

  • Eighty-eight per cent of those having started general upper secondary education completed the matriculation examination within four-and-a-half years.
  • The pass rate of vocational education remained on level with 2021.
  • The pass rate of university of applied sciences education varied by field of education.
  • Women completed university education faster than men.

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13h1
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  • Regions of education
  • Gender
  • Field of education
  • Start of studies
  • Type of education
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  • Regions of education
  • Gender
  • Field of education
  • Start of studies
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13fy
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  • Gender
  • Field of education
  • Start of studies
  • Regions of education
  • Age at start year
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  • Gender
  • Regions of education
  • Start of studies
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  • Regions of education
  • Gender
  • Field of education
  • Sector of education
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  • Sector of education
  • Origin
  • Gender
  • Start of studies
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Progress of studies [online publication].
Reference period: 2022. ISSN=1799-1021. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 17.12.2024].
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