Published: 29 August 2013
Completers of curriculum-based basic vocational education numbered 36,500 in 2012
According to Statistics Finland, completers of curriculum-based vocational education provided by educational institutions numbered 36,500 in 2012. The number of completers was around 3,5 per cent up on the previous year. Fifty-two per cent of the qualifiers were men. The largest number, 42 per cent, of the qualifications were attained in the field of technology and transport. The next largest numbers were attained in the fields of welfare, health and sport (17 per cent), tourism, catering and home economics (12 per cent) and economics and administration (11 per cent). The shares of other fields of education were below 10 per cent.
Completers of curriculum-based basic vocational education by field of education 2012 1)
| Field of education | Completers of education, total | Completers of education, men | Completers of education, women |
| Total | 36 532 | 19 110 | 17 422 |
| Humanities and Education | 643 | 118 | 525 |
| Culture | 2 684 | 903 | 1 781 |
| Economics and Administration | 4 152 | 1 473 | 2 679 |
| Natural sciences | 1 104 | 980 | 124 |
| Technology and Transport | 15 206 | 12 548 | 2 658 |
| Natural resources and the Environment | 1 879 | 857 | 1 022 |
| Welfare, Health and Sport | 6 066 | 628 | 5 438 |
| Tourism, Catering and Home economics | 4 236 | 1 146 | 3 090 |
| Other education | 562 | 457 | 105 |
Source: Education. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Riitta Auvinen 09 1734 3569, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
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Updated 29.8.2013
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Vocational education [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-1986. Students in curriculum-based vocational education 2012. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 8.10.2013].
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