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Appendix table 5. Foreign-language speaking students and foreign students by Regional State Administrative Agency and sector of education in 2012 ¹⁾

Regional State Administrative Agency	Sector of education	Total students	Share of foreign-language speakers (%)	Share of foreign citizens (%)
Southern Finland AVI	Pre-primary, basic and additional education in comprehensive schools	218 756	7	..
	Upper secondary general education	47 758	6	2
	Vocational education	107 720	7	4
	Polytechnic education	57 764	11	9
	University education	64 806	8	7
Southwestern Finland AVI	Pre-primary, basic and additional education in comprehensive schools	66 411	4	..
	Upper secondary general education	12 891	4	2
	Vocational education	34 889	5	3
	Polytechnic education	17 467	4	3
	University education	23 429	4	6
Eastern Finland AVI	Pre-primary, basic and additional education in comprehensive schools	53 573	2	..
	Upper secondary general education	10 642	2	1
	Vocational education	30 260	3	2
	Polytechnic education	15 525	6	5
	University education	15 260	3	5
Western and Inland Finland AVI	Pre-primary, basic and additional education in comprehensive schools	123 709	3	..
	Upper secondary general education	22 611	3	1
	Vocational education	63 922	4	3
	Polytechnic education	30 676	8	7
	University education	45 663	4	5
Northern Finland AVI	Pre-primary, basic and additional education in comprehensive schools	56 954	2	..
	Upper secondary general education	9 541	2	1
	Vocational education	27 266	2	2
	Polytechnic education	11 551	4	4
	University education	15 191	3	5
Lapland AVI	Pre-primary, basic and additional education in comprehensive schools	17 329	2	..
	Upper secondary general education	3 441	2	2
	Vocational education	11 491	3	2
	Polytechnic education	6 295	8	7
	University education	4 687	1	3
State Department of Åland	Pre-primary, basic and additional education in comprehensive schools	2 813	5	..
	Upper secondary general education	461	2	2
	Vocational education	923	3	6
	Polytechnic education	598	7	28

1) The Regional State Administrative Agency for pre-primary, basic and post-basic education in comprehensive schools is determined based on the municipality in which the educational institution is located. For post-comprehensive education, the region data are based on the Regional State Administrative Agency of the municipality in which the education takes place. Does not include education arranged outside Finland. No nationality information is available for students in pre-primary, basic and post-basic education in comprehensive schools.

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

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Updated 29.1.2014