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Published: 3 November 2010
Students in apprenticeship training number 66 000 in 2009
According to Statistics Finland, 66,000 students attended apprenticeship training leading to a qualification or degree during calendar year 2009. The number of students was 6 per cent lower than in the previous year. Forty-three per cent of the students attended training for an initial vocational qualification, 32 per cent for a further vocational qualification and 25 per cent for a specialist vocational qualification. Less than a half of the students, 47 per cent, were women. New students numbered 20,100. Of the students, 14,300 completed an entire qualification. Of the completed qualifications, 39 per cent were initial vocational qualifications, 37 per cent further vocational qualifications and 24 per cent specialist vocational qualifications. Fifty per cent of the qualifiers were women. These data have been collected from the organisers of apprenticeship training.
New students, students and qualifications in apprenticeship training by region in 2009
Region of the organiser of apprenticeship training | New students total | Students total | Completers of a qualification total |
Whole country, total | 20 121 | 65 997 | 14 320 |
Mainland Finland | 20 073 | 65 871 | 14 306 |
Nyland | 7 576 | 23 664 | 5 049 |
Östra Nyland | 514 | 1 518 | 250 |
Egentliga Finland | 1 479 | 5 508 | 1 084 |
Satakunta | 652 | 2 117 | 560 |
Egentliga Tavastland | 397 | 1 507 | 367 |
Birkaland | 1 783 | 5 167 | 1 316 |
Päijänne-Tavastland | 728 | 2 435 | 484 |
Kymmenedalen | 404 | 1 438 | 385 |
Södra Karelen | 330 | 1 039 | 334 |
Södra Savolax | 413 | 1 292 | 246 |
Norra Savolax | 650 | 1 893 | 400 |
Norra Karelen | 374 | 1 215 | 290 |
Mellersta-Finland | 933 | 2 646 | 593 |
Södra Österbotten | 1 365 | 5 622 | 1 385 |
Österbotten | 425 | 1 336 | 229 |
Mellersta Österbotten | 258 | 743 | 146 |
Norra Österbotten | 1 266 | 4 093 | 799 |
Kajanaland | 268 | 704 | 148 |
Lappland | 258 | 1 934 | 241 |
Åland | 48 | 126 | 14 |
Åland | 48 | 126 | 14 |
Source: Education 2009. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Reija Vento (09) 1734 3279, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
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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 2009. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 18.8.2024].
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