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Statistics Finland, students and qualifications of educational institutions
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Students and qualifications of educational institutions by Year, Area, Field of education, Type of Education and Information

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Students and qualifications of educational institutions by Year, Area, Field of education, Type of Education and Information
 New students total
2024 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Total 
Total324,386
Basic education52,790
Basic education for adults0
Basic programmes and qualifications 
Total90,694
Basic education52,790
Basic education for adults0
Education 
Total4,259
Basic education0
Basic education for adults0
Akaa 
Total 
Total208
Basic education152
Basic education for adults0
Basic programmes and qualifications 
Total208
Basic education152
Basic education for adults0
Education 
Total0
Basic education0
Basic education for adults0
Alajärvi 
Total 
Total363
Basic education106
Basic education for adults0
Basic programmes and qualifications 
Total163
Basic education106
Basic education for adults0
Education 
Total0
Basic education0
Basic education for adults0
Documentation of statistics Data on pre-primary education in early childhood education are included from 2013 onwards. Data for 2020 have been corrected as concerns WinNova educational institution (6,768 persons added). Data on pre-primary education pupils for 2021 has been corrected on 25 April 2023. The figures published previously on 25 October 2022 were a total of 58,570 in pre-primary education, 48,907 in connection with early childhood education and 9,663 in connection with comprehensive education. Data on general upper secondary education for 2021 has been corrected on 25 April 2023. The figures published previously on 25 October 2022 were: number of students 107,247 and number of new students 36,900. The figures for those having completed comprehensive education do not include data on Åland from 2020 onwards. The data for 2022 do not include data on comprehensive education in the International School of Helsinki. The numbers of completers of the international matriculation examination, Deutsche Internationale Abitur; Reifeprufung (Dia) were corrected for the years 2021 and 2022 on 20 September 2024. The erroneous figures were 57 qualifications (in 2021) and 58 qualifications (in 2022). The correct figures are 26 qualifications (in 2021) and 29 qualifications (in 2022). Data on pre-primary education pupils for 2023 has been corrected on 3 April 2025 as concerns pre-primary education provided in connection with early childhood education and care in Åland. The corrected figure is 299 (previously published 598). The correction of the figures also had an effect on the total number of pupils in pre-primary education in 2023. The number of pupils was 52,271 (previously published 52,570). From 2024 onwards, the data include both preparatory instruction for lower secondary education for adults and lower secondary education for adults, the qualification data include only those having completed lower secondary education for adults. The level of education in preparatory instruction for lower secondary education for adults is 11 and that in lower secondary education for adults 21. When using regional divisions, it should be noted that the total figure does not include pupils of educational institutions located abroad.

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