Entrance to education

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)
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Statistics on entrance to education describe entrances and admissions to post-comprehensive education leading to a qualification, and placement in further education of comprehensive school leavers and passers of the matriculation examination. Data are produced by combining several register data and published once a year.

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Key figures

Share of new passers of the matriculation examination left outside further education

65.5%
2023
Entrance to education
Updated: 12/12/2024

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Releases

Entrance to education 2023, passers of the matriculation examination and attainers of initial vocational qualification | Release
Entrance to education 2023, completers of comprehensive school | Release
Entrance to education 2022, passers of the matriculation examination and attainers of initial vocational qualification | Release
Entrance to education 2010-2021 by gender | Database release

Future releases

Figures

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Immediate applying for further education by completers of the 9th grade of comprehensive school by location municipality of the educational institution by year

Immediate transition to further education by completers of the 9th grade of comprehensive school by location municipality of the educational institution in 2014 to 2023

Immediate applying for further studies by new passers of the matriculation examination by sex and location municipality of the educational institution by year

Immediate transition to further education by new passers of the matriculation examination by location municipality of the educational institution in 2014 to 2023

Tables

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New students by prior qualification in, %

Documentation

Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Entrance to education [online publication].
ISSN=1799-4527. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 25.12.2024].
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Anna Loukkola
Senior Statistician
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