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Appendix table 1. Students and qualifications in vocational education by type of education and method of education 2019
Open this table as a bigger versionStudents | Of whom women | Qualifications | Of whom women | ||||
% | % | ||||||
Vocational education total 1) | 320 058 | 162 640 | 50,8 | 71 579 | 38 909 | 54,4 | |
Initial vocational education | Total | 241 110 | 117 749 | 48,8 | 47 777 | 24 633 | 51,6 |
Vocational education reform | 161 898 | 81 421 | 50,3 | 7 576 | 4 569 | 60,3 | |
Vocational upper secondary education and training | 60 626 | 25 124 | 41,4 | 27 900 | 12 419 | 44,5 | |
Competence-based qualification | 18 586 | 11 204 | 60,3 | 12 301 | 7 645 | 62,1 | |
Further vocational education | Total | 53 889 | 30 244 | 56,1 | 16 121 | 9 793 | 60,7 |
Vocational education reform | 44 202 | 24 806 | 56,1 | 10 679 | 6 600 | 61,8 | |
Competence-based qualification | 9 687 | 5 438 | 56,1 | 5 442 | 3 193 | 58,7 | |
Specialist vocational education | Total | 25 059 | 14 647 | 58,5 | 7 681 | 4 483 | 58,4 |
Vocational education reform | 18 810 | 11 449 | 60,9 | 4 240 | 2 628 | 62,0 | |
Competence-based qualification | 6 249 | 3 198 | 51,2 | 3 441 | 1 855 | 53,9 |
Source: Education. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Helena Aaltonen 029 551 2697, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Head of Department in charge: Hannele Orjala
Updated 29.9.2020
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Vocational education [e-publication].
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Appendix table 1. Students and qualifications in vocational education by type of education and method of education 2019
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