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Appendix table 1. New university students and total number of students in universities by level of education and gender in 2012

Level New students, total New students, men New students, women Students, total Students, men Students, women
Total 26 032 11 383 14 649 169 041 78 463 90 578
University Bachelor's degree 17 131 7 369 9 762 96 231 47 369 48 862
Higher university degree (Master) 6 232 2 868 3 364 48 048 19 931 28 117
Professional specialisation in medicine, veterinary and dentistry 686 242 444 4 169 1 303 2 866
Licentiate's degree 100 22 78 1 906 1 016 890
Doctoral degree 1 883 882 1 001 18 687 8 844 9 843

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Anna Loukkola 09 1734 3678, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala

Updated 23.4.2013

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): University education [e-publication].
ISSN=2324-0148. University degrees 2012, Appendix table 1. New university students and total number of students in universities by level of education and gender in 2012 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.10.2025].
Access method: http://stat.fi/til/yop/2012/01/yop_2012_01_2013-04-23_tau_001_en.html