Published: 1 November 2007
Students in apprenticeship training number 54,600 in 2006
According to Statistics Finland, 54,900 students attended apprenticeship training leading to a qualification during the calendar year 2006.
The number of students was 6 per cent up from the previous year. Forty per cent of the students attended training for an initial vocational qualification, 34 per cent for a further vocational qualification and 26 per cent for specialist vocational qualification. The shares of men and women among the students were almost equal.
New students numbered 21,800. Of the students, 11,000 completed an entire qualification. Of the completed qualifications, 30 per cent were initial vocational qualifications, 39 per cent were further vocational qualifications and 31 per cent specialist vocational qualifications. Fifty-five per cent of the completers of a qualification were women.
These data have been collected from the organisers of apprenticeship training.
New students, students and qualifications in apprenticeship training by region in 2006
| Region of the organiser of apprenticeship training | Apprenticeship training | ||
| New students | Students | Completers of a qualification | |
| Whole country, total | 21,793 | 54,632 | 11,097 |
| Mainland Finland | 21,734 | 54,521 | 11,087 |
| Uusimaa | 8,047 | 19,604 | 3,841 |
| Itä-Uusimaa | 456 | 984 | 152 |
| Varsinais-Suomi | 1,589 | 3,687 | 700 |
| Satakunta | 811 | 2,125 | 494 |
| Kanta-Häme | 617 | 1,532 | 342 |
| Pirkanmaa | 1,747 | 4,186 | 787 |
| Päijät-Häme | 971 | 2,304 | 267 |
| Kymenlaakso | 439 | 1,362 | 350 |
| South Karelia | 298 | 1,022 | 232 |
| Etelä-Savo | 567 | 1,445 | 271 |
| Pohjois-Savo | 816 | 2,115 | 503 |
| North Karelia | 446 | 1,195 | 256 |
| Central Finland | 1,003 | 2,729 | 540 |
| South Ostrobothnia | 1,199 | 2,598 | 438 |
| Ostrobothnia | 469 | 1,320 | 379 |
| Central Ostrobothnia | 198 | 669 | 131 |
| North Ostrobothnia | 1,024 | 2,746 | 627 |
| Kainuu | 247 | 615 | 142 |
| Lapland | 790 | 2,283 | 635 |
| Åland | 59 | 111 | 10 |
| Åland | 59 | 111 | 10 |
Source: Education Statistics. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Ms Reija Vento +358 9 1734 3279, koulutus.tilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Mr Jari Tarkoma
Last updated 1.11.2007
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Vocational education [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-1986. Participants and/or completers of a qualification in apprenticeship training in then calendar year 2006. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 8.2.2012].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/aop/2006/04/aop_2006_04_2007-11-01_tie_004_en.html.
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