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Total number of students in universities of applied sciences (National classification of education 2016) by Year, University of applied sciences, Type of education, Regions of Education, Gender, Field of education and Information

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Total number of students in universities of applied sciences (National classification of education 2016) by Year, University of applied sciences, Type of education, Regions of Education, Gender, Field of education and Information
 Students, total
2025 
Total 
Type of education total 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Total 
Total183,239
Education1,301
Arts and humanities9,276
Males 
Total80,556
Education445
Arts and humanities2,462
Females 
Total102,682
Education856
Arts and humanities6,813
MK01 Uusimaa 
Total 
Total48,294
Education288
Arts and humanities3,241
Males 
Total19,119
Education116
Arts and humanities896
Females 
Total29,175
Education172
Arts and humanities2,345
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Total 
Total15,395
Education188
Arts and humanities855
Males 
Total7,120
Education51
Arts and humanities240
Females 
Total8,275
Education137
Arts and humanities615
University of applied sciences degree, full-time studies 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Total 
Total102,849
Education1,081
Arts and humanities6,744
Males 
Total52,936
Education377
Arts and humanities1,909
Females 
Total49,912
Education704
Arts and humanities4,834
MK01 Uusimaa 
Total 
Total25,447
Education243
Arts and humanities2,307
Males 
Total11,735
Education99
Arts and humanities680
Females 
Total13,712
Education144
Arts and humanities1,627
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Total 
Total10,793
Education121
Arts and humanities602
Males 
Total5,475
Education27
Arts and humanities174
Females 
Total5,318
Education94
Arts and humanities428
University of applied sciences degree, part-time studies 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Total 
Total55,371
Education51
Arts and humanities1,425
Males 
Total19,342
Education16
Arts and humanities302
Females 
Total36,029
Education35
Arts and humanities1,123
MK01 Uusimaa 
Total 
Total15,996
Education.
Arts and humanities512
Males 
Total5,173
Education.
Arts and humanities120
Females 
Total10,823
Education.
Arts and humanities392
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Total 
Total2,215
Education34
Arts and humanities152
Males 
Total852
Education13
Arts and humanities39
Females 
Total1,363
Education21
Arts and humanities113
Centria University of Applied Sciences 
Type of education total 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Total 
Total4,662
Education129
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total2,082
Education38
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total2,580
Education91
Arts and humanities.
MK01 Uusimaa 
Total 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Total 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
University of applied sciences degree, full-time studies 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Total 
Total1,434
Education93
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total729
Education30
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total705
Education63
Arts and humanities.
MK01 Uusimaa 
Total 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Total 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
University of applied sciences degree, part-time studies 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Total 
Total2,421
Education7
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total1,072
Education1
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total1,349
Education6
Arts and humanities.
MK01 Uusimaa 
Total 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Total 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences 
Type of education total 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Total 
Total3,431
Education.
Arts and humanities221
Males 
Total510
Education.
Arts and humanities33
Females 
Total2,921
Education.
Arts and humanities188
MK01 Uusimaa 
Total 
Total2,368
Education.
Arts and humanities221
Males 
Total390
Education.
Arts and humanities33
Females 
Total1,978
Education.
Arts and humanities188
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Total 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
University of applied sciences degree, full-time studies 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Total 
Total3,147
Education.
Arts and humanities215
Males 
Total480
Education.
Arts and humanities31
Females 
Total2,667
Education.
Arts and humanities184
MK01 Uusimaa 
Total 
Total2,084
Education.
Arts and humanities215
Males 
Total360
Education.
Arts and humanities31
Females 
Total1,724
Education.
Arts and humanities184
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Total 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
University of applied sciences degree, part-time studies 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Total 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
MK01 Uusimaa 
Total 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Total 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Males 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Females 
Total.
Education.
Arts and humanities.
Documentation of statistics

Type of education

Before year 2015 type of education were Education for young people leading to a polytechnic degree (Polytechnic degree, full-time studies), Adult education leading to a polytechnic degree (Polytechnic degree, part-time studies) and Higher polytechnic degree (Master).

Field of education

National classification of education 2016
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