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Education and researchDiscontinuation of education
The statistics on discontinuation of education describe discontinuation of post-comprehensive level education by sector of education and by educational institution, field of education and region. The data are produced by combining several register data and published once a year.
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In all, 6.8 per cent of students attending education leading to a qualification or a degree discontinued their studies and did not resume them in education leading to a qualification or degree in the academic year 2019/2020. Discontinuation of education in initial vocational education grew by 3.9 p…
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17.03.2022
Discontinuation of education leading to a qualification or degree in the sector of education and the field of education by gender
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Generic programmes and qualifications | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Education | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| Arts and humanities | 11.1 | 9.5 |
| Social sciences, journalism and information | 10.5 | 6.9 |
| Business, administration and law | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | 12.9 | 11.0 |
| Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) | 13.1 | 13.4 |
| Engineering, manufacturing and construction | 11.5 | 13.0 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary | 14.8 | 15.5 |
| Health and welfare | 10.4 | 8.0 |
| Services | 17.6 | 16.8 |
17.03.2022
Discontinuation of education leading to a qualification or degree in the sector of education by gender
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