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Published: 21 June 2012

Students in curriculum-based basic vocational education numbered 133,800 in 2011

According to Statistics Finland, the number of students in curriculum-based vocational education provided by educational institutions was 133,800 in 2011. New students numbered 50,600. The number of students was equal and that of new students 0.1 per cent lower then one year previously. Fifty-three per cent of students were men. The majority of students were studying in the fields of technology and transport (42 per cent), welfare and health (16 per cent) and tourism, catering and home economics (12 per cent). Data on students describe the situation of 20 september.

New students and students in curriculum-based basic vocational education by field of education 2011 ¹⁾

Field of education	New students total	New students, women	Students total	Students, women
Total	50 637	24 775	133 794	62 799
Humanities and Education	861	688	2 325	1 840
Culture	3 604	2 392	9 901	6 420
Economics and Administration	5 712	3 513	15 154	9 190
Natural sciences	1 560	252	4 390	555
Technology and Transport	20 789	4 190	56 143	10 174
Natural resources and the Environment	2 655	1 479	6 974	3 791
Welfare, Health and Sport	8 508	7 468	21 396	18 862
Tourism, Catering and Home economics	6 515	4 704	16 375	11 730
Other education	433	89	1 136	237

1) Excluding apprenticeship training.

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Reija Vento 09 1734 3279, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

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Appendix table 1. New students and students in curriculum-based basic vocational education by region in 2011 1) (21.6.2012)

Updated 21.6.2012

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Vocational education [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-1986. Participants and/or completers of a qualification in apprenticeship training in then calendar year 2011. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 23.11.2024].
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