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General education
Education intended to provide information and skills which facilitate functioning and influencing in society.
Comment:
General education comprises pre-primary education, comprehensive education, general upper secondary education and other non-vocational studies, for example, at liberal adult education institutions.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Jaa