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Entrance to education 2023

A total of 65.5 per cent of passers of the matriculation examination in spring 2023 were left outside education

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According to Statistics Finland, there were 26,400 new completers of the matriculation examination in the spring term 2023, of whom 57 per cent were women. Seventy-seven per cent of new passers of the matriculation examination applied immediately for further studies, but only 34.5 per cent continued studies immediately. Twenty-one per cent of new passers of the matriculation examination continued in university education, 12 per cent in university of applied sciences education and 1.5 per cent in vocational education.

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Key selections

  • Immediate entrance to education by passers of the matriculation examination in spring 2023 decreased by two per cent from the year before.
  • In all, 65.5 per cent of passers of the matriculation examination in spring 2023 did not have a place for further studies.
  • Seventy-seven per cent of passers of the matriculation examination in 2020 were studying in Finland three years after graduation.
  • Twenty-four per cent of attainers of initial vocational qualifications in 2020 were studying three years after graduation.
  • Twenty-eight per cent of new students in university education in 2023 had completed some previous tertiary level degree.

Database tables

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Updated database tables
11gf
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  • Gender
  • Sector of education
  • Prior qualification
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11gg
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  • Gender
  • Prior qualification
  • Field of education
  • Education
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11ga
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  • 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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13ry
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  • Area of educational institutions
  • Gender
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13v1
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  • Gender
  • Sector of education
  • Target population
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14le
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  • Studying situation
  • Gender
  • Level of education
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New database tables
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  • Studying situation
  • Gender
  • Level of education
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Removed database tables

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Referencing instructions

Entrance to education [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=1799-4527. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 13.5.2026].
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Contact information

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Hannele Orjala
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