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Published: 3 November 2010
Students in preparatory education for a skills examination number 84,400 in 2009
According to Statistics Finland, 84,400 students participated in preparatory education for a skills examination during calendar year 2009. The number of students was 8 per cent up on the previous year. Forty-five per cent of the students attended training for an initial vocational qualification, 46 per cent for further vocational qualification and 9 per cent for a specialist vocational qualification. Fifty-six per cent of the students were women. New students numbered 43,600. Of the students, 18,500 completed an entire qualification. Of the completed qualifications, 41 per cent were initial vocationa qualifications, 51 per cent further vocational qualifications and 8 per cent specialist vocational qualifications. Sixty-one per cent of the qualifiers were women. These data have been collected from educational institutions. Apprenticeship training is not included in these data.
New students in preparatory education for a skills examination, students and completers of qualifications by region in 2009 1)
Region of education | New studemts total | Students total | Completers of a qualification |
Whole country, total | 43 621 | 84 400 | 18 541 |
Mainland Finland | 43 620 | 84 349 | 18 515 |
Uusimaa | 11 459 | 21 183 | 4 146 |
Itä-Uusimaa | 391 | 872 | 180 |
Varsinais-Suomi | 3 314 | 6 889 | 1 232 |
Satakunta | 1 850 | 3 829 | 841 |
Kanta-Häme | 1 906 | 3 433 | 571 |
Pirkanmaa | 4 018 | 7 352 | 1 524 |
Päijät-Häme | 1 352 | 2 453 | 578 |
Kymenlaakso | 939 | 1 968 | 445 |
South Karelia | 746 | 1 263 | 279 |
Etelä-Savo | 785 | 1 877 | 619 |
Pohjois-Savo | 2 279 | 4 544 | 1 072 |
North Karelia | 1 643 | 3 506 | 990 |
Central Finland | 2 815 | 5 266 | 1 364 |
South Ostrobotnia | 1 611 | 3 367 | 837 |
Ostrobotnia | 1 645 | 2 732 | 343 |
Central Ostrobotnia | 653 | 1 375 | 259 |
North Ostrobotnia | 3 753 | 7 346 | 1 858 |
Kainuu | 725 | 1 531 | 286 |
Lappi | 1 727 | 3 554 | 1 087 |
Unknown | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Ahvenanmaa | 1 | 51 | 26 |
Ahvenanmaa | 1 | 51 | 26 |
Source: Education 2009. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Reija Vento (09) 1734 3279, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Vocational education [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-1986. Students in preparatory education for a skills examination and/or passers of a skills examination in the calendar year 2009. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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