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Appendix table 3. Discontinuation in sector of education by age group (age 31 Dec 2019) 2018/2019, % ¹⁾

Age group	Upper secondary general education (aimed at young people)		Vocational education (initial vocational qualifications)		University of applied sciences education (university of applied sciences degrees)		University education (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
	Students 20 Sept. 2018	Discontinued completely education according to sector of education, %	Students 20 Sept. 2018	Discontinued completely education according to sector of education, %	Students 20 Sept. 2018	Discontinued completely education according to sector of education, %	Students 20 Sept. 2018	Discontinued completely education according to sector of education, %
Total	96 853	3,0	140 019	9,4	127 419	7,5	134 293	5,8
–15	...	...	-	-	-	-	-	-
16	234	5,1	...	...	-	-	-	-
17	29 972	3,1	19 911	2,6	...	...	-	-
18	30 378	2,1	23 724	3,4	...	...	...	...
19	29 430	2,2	24 192	6,1	252	3,2	91	4,4
20–24	6 815	10,3	29 592	15,0	49 049	4,8	46 553	2,3
25–29	...	...	12 936	15,4	38 963	8,2	46 693	4,6
30–39	...	...	16 340	13,2	26 488	9,8	25 273	10,8
40–49	-	-	8 688	12,4	9 341	10,4	10 174	11,0
50–	-	-	4 614	15,9	3 309	12,1	5 505	12,4

1) ... confidential. Discontinuation data are not reported for groups of under 45 students due to the effect of random variation.

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Heli Hiltunen 029 551 3314, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Head of Department in charge: Hannele Orjala

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Updated 12.3.2021