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Updated 19.1. 1999

Tables

1. Educational enterprises in Finland in 1996 (principal activity is education and training)
2. Educational enterprises and their turnover by the size of enterprise in 1996
3. Educational enterprises and total turnover by provinces in 1996
4. Number of participants and hours taught in educational enterprises in 1996
5. Number of participants and hours taught in adult education in educational enterprises by sector in 1996

See also the figure: Adult education arranged by educational enterprises in 1996 by content of adult education


1. Educational enterprises in Finland in 1996 (principal activity is education and training)

 
Sector  Number of enterprises
N %
Driving schools 508 39,9
Language schools and centres 135 10,6
Private music and art schools1) 92 7,2
In-service training centres 59 4,6
Private vocational and professional education institutions 6 0,5
Correspondence schools 3 0,2
Other educational institutions and units 471 37,0
Total 1 274 100,0
 1) The group also includes one private study circle centre.
 
 
 
 
 
2. Educational enterprises and their turnover by the size of enterprise in 1996
 
Size of the enterprise
Enterprises,
%
Turnover2) together,
%
 0- 4 persons
88,7
50,1
 5-19 persons
7,5
17,9
20-   persons
1,3
32,0
Do not know
2,5
-
Total %
100,0
100,0
N
1 274
766 967 000 FIM
  2) Turnover data were received from 943 enterprises. There is no turnover data on one fourth (331) of the educational enterprises, because they either had not reported the data or do not conceptually have any turnover.
 
 
 
 
3. Educational enterprises and total turnover by provinces in 1996
 
Province of
Enterprises
%
Total turnover
%
Southern Finland
49,9
65,8
Western Finland
32,1
21,9
Eastern
8,4
5,7
Oulu
6,4
4,2
Lapland
2,5
2,2
Åland
0,7
0,2
Total %
100,0
100,0
N
1 274
766 967 000 FIM
 
 

 

 
 
4. Number of participants and hours taught in educational enterprises in 1996

 
Type of education
Hours taught
Adult education
447 000
2 235 000
Education intended for children and young people
126 000
248 000
Total
573 000
2 483 000
 3) A participant refers to a 'participation event', not to a person. One person may have taken part in one or more training activities.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Number of participants and hours taught in adult education in educational enterprises by sector in 1996
 
  Participants Hours taught
N % N %
Driving schools4) 94 000 21 1 475 000 66
Language schools and centres 29 000 7 301 000 14
Private music and art schools5) 10 000 2 25 000 1
In-service training centres 182 000 41 165 000 7
Private vocational and professional education institutions 1 000 0 5 000 0
Correspondence schools6) 1 000 0 . .
Other educational institutions and units 130 000 29 264 000 12
Total 447 000 100 2 235 000 100
 3) The number of hours taught of driving schools may be too low. Some of the driving schools only gave the number of their theoretical lessons, partly leaving out the number of driving lessons.
4) This group also includes one private study circle centre, accounting for eight per cent of the participants in this group and for 20 per cent of the hours taught.
5) Correspondence schools do not arrange lessons. Teaching generally takes place as distant teaching.
 

See also Educational enterprises in Finland in 1996:

  • Concepts and definitions
  • Quality definition

  • Educational enterprises in Finland in 1996: Summary





     

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