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2. Students and completed qualifications and degrees in education leading to a qualification or degree by sector of education and sex 2008 1)

Sector of education	New students	New students, women	Students	Students, women	Completed qualifications and degrees	Completed qualifications and degrees, women
Sector of education		%		%		%
Total	267 757	52	1 249 831	51	222 294	55
Basic comprehensive school education, compulsory education school	57 028	49	561 061	49	66 810	49
Basic education of adults	.	.	2 463	55	.	.
Upper secondary general education	38 744	57	114 240	57	32 963	57
Vocational education	115 343	49	275 498	49	62 498	53
Polytechnic education	36 999	57	132 501	55	21 812	64
University education	19 643	56	164 068	53	38 211	64
1) Excl. new students and qualifications in basic education of adults and new students in post-graduate education in universities (licentiates degrees, doctors degrees, specialist degrees in medicine).

Source: Education 2009. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Riikka Rautanen (09) 1734 2375, Irma Suovirta (09) 1734 3280, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 26.1.2010

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