Published: 19 June 2013
Students in curriculum-based basic vocational education numbered 132,600 in 2012
According to Statistics Finland, the number of students in curriculum-based vocational education provided by educational institutions was 132,600 in 2012. New students numbered 50,000. The number of students and new students was one per cent lower then one year previously. Fifty-three per cent of students were men. The majority of students were studying in the fields of technology and transport (42 per cent), welfare and health (16 per cent) and tourism, catering and home economics (12 per cent). Data on students describe the situation of 20 september.
New students and students in curriculum-based basic vocational education by field of education 2012 1)
| Field of education | New students, total | New students, women | Students, total | Students, women |
| Total | 50 002 | 23 973 | 132 554 | 61 761 |
| Humanities and Education | 783 | 604 | 2 224 | 1 726 |
| Culture | 3 482 | 2 327 | 9 595 | 6 211 |
| Economics and Administration | 5 908 | 3 626 | 15 298 | 9 159 |
| Natural sciences | 1 494 | 176 | 4 156 | 479 |
| Technology and Transport | 20 750 | 4 019 | 55 929 | 10 012 |
| Natural resources and the Environment | 2 650 | 1 457 | 6 788 | 3 650 |
| Welfare, Health and Sport | 8 275 | 7 235 | 21 422 | 18 803 |
| Tourism, Catering and Home economics | 6 315 | 4 458 | 16 181 | 11 516 |
| Other education | 345 | 71 | 961 | 205 |
Source: Education. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Riitta Auvinen 09 1734 3569, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
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Updated 19.6.2013
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 2012. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 8.10.2013].
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