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Transition phase education

Preparatory education for upper secondary education.

These include voluntary additional basic education (10th grade), preparatory education for general upper secondary education (LUVA) and preparatory education for vocational education (VALMA) and, starting from 1 August 2022, preparatory education for an upper secondary qualification (TUVA), which combines the previous transition phase education.



Statistics using the definition

Validity of the definition

  • Valid

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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