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Entrance to education

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)

Statistics on entrance to education describe entrances and admissions to post-comprehensive education leading to a qualification, and placement in further education of comprehensive school leavers and passers of the matriculation examination. Data are produced by combining several register data and published once a year.

Key figures

Share of new passers of the matriculation examination left outside further education

66.5%

2024

Entrance to education
Updated: 12/12/2025

Figures

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Immediate applying for further education by completers of the 9th grade of comprehensive school by location municipality of the educational institution by year

Immediate transition to further education by completers of the 9th grade of comprehensive school by location municipality of the educational institution in 2014 to 2024

Immediate applying for further studies by new passers of the matriculation examination by sex and location municipality of the educational institution by year

Immediate transition to further education by new passers of the matriculation examination by location municipality of the educational institution in 2014 to 2024

Immediate application to general upper secondary education and vocational education and training by completers of the 9th grade of comprehensive school by sex in 2024

Immediate transition to further studies by completers of the 9th grade of comprehensive school in 2024

Tables

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New students by prior qualification in, %

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Releases

A total of 67 per cent of passers of the matriculation examination in spring 2024 were left outside education

Entrance to education 2024, passers of the matriculation examination and attainers of initial vocational qualification

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Ninety-two per cent of completers of comprehensive school continued in upper secondary education in 2024

Entrance to education 2024, completers of comprehensive school

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A total of 65.5 per cent of passers of the matriculation examination in spring 2023 were left outside education

Entrance to education 2023, passers of the matriculation examination and attainers of initial vocational qualification

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Future releases

Documentation

Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Entrance to education [online publication].
ISSN=1799-4527. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 3.3.2026].
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Contact information

Inquiries primarily

Anna Loukkola
Senior Statistician
029 551 3678