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Appendix table 2. Students and completed qualifications and degrees in education leading to a qualification or degree by sector of education 2010 1)

Sector of education New students New students, women Students Students, women Completed qualifications and degrees Completed qualifications and degrees, women
  %   %   %
Total 271 409 52 1 248 681 51 215 727 54
Basic comprehensive school education, compulsory education school 57 876 49 546 423 49 64 957 49
Basic education of adults . . 2 361 50 . .
Upper secondary general education 37 869 57 111 778 57 32 697 58
Vocational education 116 042 50 279 863 50 67 056 51
Polytechnic education 39 454 55 138 852 54 21 899 63
University education 20 168 55 169 404 54 29 118 58
1) Excl. new students and qualifications in basic education of adults and new students in post-graduate education in universities (licentiates degrees, doctors degrees, specialist degrees in medicine).

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

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Updated 26.1.2012

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Students and qualifications [e-publication].
ISSN=2737-0410. 2011, Appendix table 2. Students and completed qualifications and degrees in education leading to a qualification or degree by sector of education 2010 1) . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 21.11.2024].
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