Share of students having completely discontinued education leading to a qualification or degree
6.0%6.0
2022
Discontinuation of education
Updated: 12/03/2025
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Education and researchDiscontinuation of education
The statistics on discontinuation of education describe discontinuation of post-comprehensive level education by sector of education and by educational institution, field of education and region. The data are produced by combining several register data and published once a year.
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Discontinuation of education leading to a qualification or degree in the field of education of the sector of education by sex and academic year
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Six per cent of students discontinued education in the academic year 2022/2023
Discontinuation of education 2023
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Seven per cent of students discontinued their studies in the academic year 2021/2022
Discontinuation of education 2022
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Seven per cent of students discontinued their studies in the academic year 2020/2021
Discontinuation of education 2021
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Discontinuation of education [online publication].
ISSN=1798-9302. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 27.2.2026].
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