Educational structure of population

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)
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Statistics on the educational structure of the population describe qualifications attained by the population aged 15 or over after comprehensive school, lower secondary school or elementary school. The data are based on Statistics Finland’s Register of Completed Education and Degrees and published once a year.

Correction

Data regarding level of education has been corrected
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Persons aged 15 or over by level of education and municipality by year

Educational structure of persons aged 15 or over by sex and region in 2007 to 2023

Persons aged 15 or over by level of education and municipality in 1990 to 2023

Share of persons with qualifications among persons aged 15 or over by sex and level of education and area in 2007 to 2023

Share of persons without post-basic level qualifications among persons aged 20 to 24 by sex and region in 2023

Persons aged 20 or over by level of education by sex and area in 2007 to 2023

Completers of post-basic level education by field of education, age and sex 2023

Documentation

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Educational structure of population [online publication].
ISSN=2242-2919. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 19.12.2024].
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