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Students and qualifications 2025

Number of students in vocational education and training decreased in 2025

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According to Statistics Finland, 324,200 students attended vocational education and training in 2025, which is 28,900 lower than in 2024. The number of new students was 122,000, which is 22,000 lower than one year previously. The total number of vocational qualifications completed was 72,800. The number of qualifications was 2,700 lower than in the year before.

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  • In 2025, the number of students in initial vocational education was 252,600, in further vocational education 51,100 and in specialist vocational education 20,600.
  • The number of students in vocational education and training was eight per cent lower, that of new students 15 per cent lower and that of qualifications four per cent lower than in 2024.
  • A total of 48,000 initial vocational qualifications were completed, which is three per cent more than in the year before.
  • A total of 17,100 further vocational qualifications were completed, which is nine per cent lower than in the year before, and 7,700 specialist vocational qualifications were completed, which is 23 per cent lower.
  • The most popular fields of education were engineering, manufacturing and construction, services, and health and welfare.

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  • Level of education
  • Field of education
  • Area
  • Age at starting year
  • Gender
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  • Mode of competence acquisition
  • Field of education
  • Area
  • Age at starting year
  • Gender
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  • Gender
  • Area
  • Age
  • Financing system for education
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  • Gender
  • Area
  • Age
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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Students and qualifications [online publication].
Reference period: 2025. ISSN=1798-7679. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 28.5.2026].
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Contact information

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Helena Wilskman
Senior Statistician
029 551 2697

Head of Department in charge

Harri Lehtinen
Head of Department in charge
029 551 3403