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Published: 28 August 2009
Completers of curriculum-based basic vocational education numbered 32,500 in 2008
According to Statistics Finland, completers of curriculum-based vocational education provided by educational institutions numbered 32,500 in 2008.
The number of students was around one per cent up on the previous year. Fifty-two per cent of the qualifiers were men.
The largest number, or 40 per cent, of the qualifications were attained in the field of technology and transport. The next largest numbers were attained in the fields of welfare, health and physical exercise (15 per cent) tourism, catering and economics (13 per cent) and business economics and administration (10 per cent). The shares of other fields of education were below 10 per cent.
Completers of curriculum-based vocational education by region 2008
| Region of education | Curriculum-based basic vocational education in 2008 | ||
| Completers of education | |||
| Total | Men | Women | |
| Whole country | 32,458 | 17,031 | 15,427 |
| Mainland Finland | 32,231 | 16,920 | 15,311 |
| Uusimaa | 5,758 | 2,925 | 2,833 |
| Itä-Uusimaa | 422 | 250 | 172 |
| Varsinais-Suomi | 2,461 | 1,232 | 1,229 |
| Satakunta | 1,490 | 846 | 644 |
| Kanta-Häme | 1,222 | 649 | 573 |
| Pirkanmaa | 3,217 | 1,820 | 1,397 |
| Päijät-Häme | 1,305 | 604 | 701 |
| Kymenlaakso | 1,049 | 577 | 472 |
| South Karelia | 779 | 405 | 374 |
| Etelä-Savo | 1,107 | 613 | 494 |
| Pohjois-Savo | 2,011 | 1,070 | 941 |
| North Karelia | 1 297 | 699 | 598 |
| Central Finland | 1 806 | 869 | 937 |
| South Ostrobothnia | 1 559 | 840 | 719 |
| Ostrobothnia | 1 201 | 659 | 542 |
| Central Ostrobothnia | 682 | 322 | 360 |
| North Ostrobothnia | 2 886 | 1 492 | 1 394 |
| Kainuu | 519 | 289 | 230 |
| Lapland | 1 460 | 759 | 701 |
| Åland | 227 | 111 | 116 |
| Åland | 227 | 111 | 116 |
Source: Education Statistics. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Ms Reija Vento +358 9 1734 3279, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Mr Jari Tarkoma
Last updated 28.8.2009
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Vocational education [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-1986. Completers of curriculum-based vocational qualifications in the calendar year 2008. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 12.8.2022].
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