Appendix table 2. Number of languages studied by students in vocational education in 2014 to 2019
| Number of foreign languages | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||
| Students | Share of students, % | Students | Share of students, % | Students | Share of students, % | Students | Share of students, % | Students | Share of students, % | Students | Share of students, % | |
| 0 | 3 859 | 3,1 | 4 716 | 3,9 | 2 405 | 2,1 | 2 695 | 2,4 | 7 264 | 5,6 | 3 903 | 2,8 |
| 1 | 8 796 | 7,0 | 15 211 | 12,6 | 9 461 | 8,1 | 8 134 | 7,3 | 5 506 | 4,3 | 11 151 | 7,9 |
| 2 | 105 506 | 84,1 | 96 274 | 79,7 | 97 782 | 83,7 | 94 602 | 84,9 | 111 872 | 86,7 | 122 431 | 86,7 |
| 3 | 5 895 | 4,7 | 3 514 | 2,9 | 5 209 | 4,5 | 4 696 | 4,2 | 3 830 | 3,0 | 3 110 | 2,2 |
| 4 | 1 080 | 0,9 | 737 | 0,6 | 1 107 | 0,9 | 1 053 | 0,9 | 480 | 0,4 | 475 | 0,3 |
| 5 | 294 | 0,2 | 190 | 0,2 | 802 | 0,7 | 289 | 0,3 | 50 | 0,0 | 76 | 0,1 |
| 6 | 17 | 0,0 | 182 | 0,2 | 42 | 0,0 | 16 | 0,0 | 4 | 0,0 | 13 | 0,0 |
| Students total | 125 447 | 100,0 | 120 824 | 100,0 | 116 808 | 100,0 | 111 485 | 100,0 | 129 006 | 100,0 | 141 159 | 100,0 |
Source: Education. Statistics Finland
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Head of Department in charge: Hannele Orjala
Updated 26.11.2020
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Subject choices of students [e-publication].
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Appendix table 2. Number of languages studied by students in vocational education in 2014 to 2019
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