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Appendix table 1. Discontinuation of education in upper secondary general, vocational, university of applied sciences and university education in academic years 2000/2001 to 2018/2019, %

Academic year	Sector of education
	Upper secondary general education (aimed at young people)	Vocational education (aimed at young people / initial vocational qualifications) 1)	University of applied sciences education (university of applied sciences degrees)	University education (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
2000/2001	4,2	13,1	9,5	4,2
2001/2002	4,1	12,3	7,6	5,3
2002/2003	3,7	11,3	8,2	5,0
2003/2004	3,8	10,7	8,4	4,8
2004/2005	3,9	10,5	8,7	5,4
2005/2006	4,2	10,5	9,2	5,8
2006/2007	4,2	10,2	9,0	5,6
2007/2008	4,5	9,8	9,2	6,1
2008/2009	3,9	8,5	8,6	6,2
2009/2010	4,0	9,1	8,6	5,9
2010/2011	4,0	9,1	8,8	6,5
2011/2012	3,5	8,7	8,5	6,4
2012/2013	3,4	8,5	8,3	6,9
2013/2014	3,4	7,6	8,3	6,7
2014/2015	3,1	7,6	7,6	6,2
2015/2016	3,0	7,3	7,2	6,1
2016/2017	3,1	7,4	7,3	5,9
2017/2018	3,2	8,7	7,1	5,9
2018/2019	3,0	9,4	7,5	5,8

1) Data on vocational education are not comparable starting from 2018/2019 because the population has changed. From 2018/2019, the population consists of students in initial vocational education, while in earlier years it was students in vocational education aimed at young people.

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Heli Hiltunen 029 551 3314, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

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Updated 12.3.2021