Official Statistics of Finland

Students and qualifications of educational institutions

Producer: Statistics Finland
Data:

Latest release:
Students in education leading to a qualification or degree number 1.23 million
29 Jan 2013
The total number of students in education leading to a qualification or degree was 1.23 million in 2012. Preliminary data on 2012 indicate that the number of students decreased by one percentage point in comparison with the previous year unchanged in comparison with the previous year. The number of students decreased in upper secondary general school and vocational education, but increased in comprehensive school, polytechnic and university education. These data derive from the education statistics compiled by Statistics Finland.

Next release:
Statistical releases will not be issued in English from these statistics in 2013.

Description: Statistics Finland compiles statistics on post-comprehensive school education leading to a qualification or degree, which draw an overall picture of the students and attained qualifications in education leading to a qualification or degree. All post-comprehensive educational sectors (upper secondary general, vocational, polytechnic, university) are covered by these statistics with harmonised concepts and classifications. The statistics contain data by variables like age, mobility, nationality and native language of students and attainers of a qualification or degree. The statistics are compiled from individual-based data with which other individual-based data can be combined. In accordance with the Statistics Act, the personal data from which these statistics are compiled are confidential. As a rule, the statistics produced from them are public. These statistics are produced annually. Preliminary data on student numbers by educational sector are also published within these statistics.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Students and qualifications of educational institutions [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7679. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 8.10.2013].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/opiskt/index_en.html.

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