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Published: 19 June 2013

Students in curriculum-based basic vocational education numbered 132,600 in 2012

According to Statistics Finland, the number of students in curriculum-based vocational education provided by educational institutions was 132,600 in 2012. New students numbered 50,000. The number of students and new students was one per cent lower then one year previously. Fifty-three per cent of students were men. The majority of students were studying in the fields of technology and transport (42 per cent), welfare and health (16 per cent) and tourism, catering and home economics (12 per cent). Data on students describe the situation of 20 september.

New students and students in curriculum-based basic vocational education by field of education 2012 ¹⁾

Field of education	New students, total	New students, women	Students, total	Students, women
Total	50 002	23 973	132 554	61 761
Humanities and Education	783	604	2 224	1 726
Culture	3 482	2 327	9 595	6 211
Economics and Administration	5 908	3 626	15 298	9 159
Natural sciences	1 494	176	4 156	479
Technology and Transport	20 750	4 019	55 929	10 012
Natural resources and the Environment	2 650	1 457	6 788	3 650
Welfare, Health and Sport	8 275	7 235	21 422	18 803
Tourism, Catering and Home economics	6 315	4 458	16 181	11 516
Other education	345	71	961	205

1) Excluding apprenticeship training.

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Riitta Auvinen 09 1734 3569, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala

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Updated 19.6.2013