http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/index_en.html Latest statistical releases from Statistics Finland on statistics Progress of studies en http://www.stat.fi/favicon.png http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/index_en.html 32 32 http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/2009/opku_2009_2011-03-15_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, 63 per cent completed vocational education aimed at young people within three-and-a-half years. The completion rate for vocational education improved by 1.6 percentage points from the previous year. Men's pass rate of vocational education improved by nearly 2.5 percentage points and was nearly a percentage point higher than women's. In other sectors of education pass rates remained on level with the year before. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/2009/opku_2009_2011-03-15_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/2008/opku_2008_2010-05-20_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, 44 per cent completed a university degree in five-and-a-half years, while the year before the figure was 12 percentage points lower. In the other sectors of education the pass rates were on level with the previous year. In four-and-a-half years polytechnic education aimed at young people was passed by 40 per cent of the new students. An initial vocational qualification was passed in three-and-a-half years by 62 per cent and a matriculation examination by 79 per cent. Thu, 20 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/2008/opku_2008_2010-05-20_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/2007/opku_2007_2009-05-15_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, nearly 90 per cent of the students who started upper secondary general school in 2001 had attained a matriculation examination by the end of 2007. During the same period, 73 per cent of the students in vocational education attained a vocational qualification. By the end of 2007, polytechnic degrees were attained by 71 per cent of the students who entered polytechnic education twelve-and-a-half years ago. During the same period, 77 per cent of the new students at universities attained a lower or higher university degree. Fri, 15 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/2007/opku_2007_2009-05-15_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/2006/opku_2006_2008-05-08_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, nearly 90 per cent of the students who started upper secondary general school in 2000 had attained a matriculation examination by the end of 2006. During the same period, 72 per cent of the students in vocational education attained a vocational qualification. By the end of 2006, polytechnic degrees were attained by 71 per cent of the students who entered polytechnic education eleven-and-a-half years ago. During the same period, roughly 75 per cent of the new students at universities attained a lower or higher university degree. Thu, 08 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/2006/opku_2006_2008-05-08_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/2005/opku_2005_2007-05-10_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland, 88 per cent of the students who started upper secondary general school in 2000 had attained a matriculation examination by the end of 2005. During the same period, 70 per cent of the students in vocational education attained a vocational qualification. By the end of 2005, polytechnic degrees were attained by 71 per cent of the students who entered polytechnic education ten-and-a-half years ago. During the same period, 73 per cent of the new students at universities attained a lower or higher university degree. Thu, 10 May 2007 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/opku/2005/opku_2005_2007-05-10_tie_001_en.html