Appendix table 3. New students by education and prior highest qualification in 2014
Sector of education | Total | New students’ prior education | ||||||||||
Matriculation examination | Matriculation examination and/or vocational qualification | Polytechnic degree | University degree | Comprehensive school or unknown qualification | ||||||||
Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | |
Upper secondary general education | 34 814 | 100,0 | 0 | - | 989 | 2,8 | 57 | 0,2 | 0 | - | 33 768 | 97,0 |
Upper secondary vocational education | 117 172 | 100,0 | 11 534 | 9,8 | 41 121 | 35,1 | 5 322 | 4,5 | 4 313 | 3,7 | 54 882 | 46,8 |
From which curriculum based initial vocational education | 47 429 | 100,0 | 5 501 | 11,6 | 3 882 | 8,2 | 263 | 0,6 | 227 | 0,5 | 37 556 | 79,2 |
From which preparatory initial vocational education for a skills examination | 32 938 | 100,0 | 3 120 | 9,5 | 16 657 | 50,6 | 1 234 | 3,7 | 1 007 | 3,1 | 10 920 | 33,2 |
From which preparatory education for futher vocational qualifications | 26 806 | 100,0 | 2 423 | 9,0 | 15 070 | 56,2 | 2 160 | 8,1 | 1 435 | 5,4 | 5 718 | 21,3 |
From which preparatory education for a specialist vocational qualification | 9 999 | 100,0 | 490 | 4,9 | 5 512 | 55,1 | 1 665 | 16,7 | 1 644 | 16,4 | 688 | 6,9 |
Upper secondvocational education | 34 372 | 100,0 | 14 288 | 41,6 | 15 215 | 44,3 | 2 072 | 6,0 | 924 | 2,7 | 1 873 | 5,4 |
From which education for young people leading to a polytechnic degree | 27 875 | 100,0 | 13 512 | 48,5 | 10 937 | 39,2 | 1 220 | 4,4 | 579 | 2,1 | 1 627 | 5,8 |
From which adult education leading to a polytechnic degree | 6 497 | 100,0 | 776 | 11,9 | 4 278 | 65,8 | 852 | 13,1 | 345 | 5,3 | 246 | 3,8 |
Higher polytechnic degree (Master) | 3 410 | 100,0 | 35 | 1,0 | 16 | 0,5 | 3 125 | 91,6 | 170 | 5,0 | 64 | 1,9 |
Lower university degree | 17 493 | 100,0 | 13 786 | 78,8 | 1 456 | 8,3 | 985 | 5,6 | 1 123 | 6,4 | 143 | 0,8 |
Higher university degree | 6 429 | 100,0 | 962 | 15,0 | 91 | 1,4 | 2 006 | 31,2 | 2 053 | 31,9 | 1 317 | 20,5 |
Total | 213 690 | 100,0 | 40 605 | 19,0 | 58 888 | 27,6 | 13 567 | 6,3 | 8 583 | 4,0 | 92 047 | 43,1 |
Source: Education. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Anna Loukkola 029 551 3678, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 22.3.2016
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Entrance to education [e-publication].
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Appendix table 3. New students by education and prior highest qualification in 2014
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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