Students and qualifications

Statistics on students and qualifications contain data on pupils in pre-primary and comprehensive education and students and qualifications in post-comprehensive education leading to a qualification or degree. The data derive mainly from the KOSKI and VIRTA databases. The data are published several times a year.

Key figures

Students in education leading to a qualification or degree

1,421,934

2024

Students and qualifications
Updated: 08/10/2025

Figures

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08/10/2025

Students and qualifications by gender, level of education and field of education by year

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08/10/2025

New students and qualifications by gender, sector of education and nationality by year

08/10/2025

Foreign-language speaking and foreign students in education leading to a qualification or degree by municipality and year

08/10/2025

Foreign-language speaking and foreign students in education leading to a qualification or degree by sector of education and municipality in 2013 to 2024

03/04/2025

Pupils in grades 1 to 9 in comprehensive schools 2024

24/04/2025

Students at universities of applied sciences 2024

24/04/2025

Students in university of applied sciences education by sex and field of education by region 2024

11/06/2025

University students by university 2024

Tables

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08/10/2025

Students by sector of education and origin in 2022 to 2024

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