Students and qualifications

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Statistics on students and qualifications contain data on pupils in pre-primary and comprehensive education and students and qualifications in post-comprehensive education leading to a qualification or degree. The data derive mainly from the KOSKI and VIRTA databases. The data are published several times a year.

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Key figures

Students in education leading to a qualification or degree

1,397,733
2022
Students and qualifications
Updated: 25/10/2023

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Releases

Students and qualifications 2023, vocational education and training | Release
Students and qualifications 2023, general upper secondary education | Release
Students and qualifications 2023, university education | Release
Students and qualifications 2023, university of applied sciences education | Release
Students and qualifications 2023, pre-primary and basic education | Release

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Figures

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Students and qualifications by sex, level of education and field of education by year

New students and qualifications in education leading to a qualification or degree by sex, nationality and sector of education

Foreign-language speaking and foreign students in education leading to a qualification or degree by municipality and year

Foreign-language speaking and foreign students in education leading to a qualification or degree by sector of education and municipality in 2013 to 2022

Pupils in grades 1 to 9 in comprehensive schools 2023

Students at universities of applied sciences 2023

Students in university of applied sciences education by sex and field of education by region 2023

University students by university 2023

Documentation

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Students and qualifications [online publication].
ISSN=1798-7679. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 19.9.2024].
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Statistical experts

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Heli Hiltunen
Senior Statistician
029 551 3314

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Helena Aaltonen
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Vesa Hämäläinen
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