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Students and qualifications by Year, Sector of Education, Level of education, Field of education, Gender, Nationality and Information

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Students and qualifications by Year, Sector of Education, Level of education, Field of education, Gender, Nationality and Information
 New students total
2024 
Total 
Total 
SSS Total 
Total 
Total324,386
Afghanistan1,093
Netherlands98
Males 
Total148,469
Afghanistan719
Netherlands57
Females 
Total175,897
Afghanistan374
Netherlands41
00 Generic programmes and qualifications 
Total 
Total90,694
Afghanistan208
Netherlands18
Males 
Total42,932
Afghanistan96
Netherlands8
Females 
Total47,762
Afghanistan112
Netherlands10
01 Education 
Total 
Total4,259
Afghanistan0
Netherlands1
Males 
Total740
Afghanistan0
Netherlands1
Females 
Total3,519
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
02 Pre-primary education 
SSS Total 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
00 Generic programmes and qualifications 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
01 Education 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
11 Primary education, grades 1-6 
SSS Total 
Total 
Total52,790
Afghanistan121
Netherlands13
Males 
Total26,915
Afghanistan56
Netherlands6
Females 
Total25,875
Afghanistan65
Netherlands7
00 Generic programmes and qualifications 
Total 
Total52,790
Afghanistan121
Netherlands13
Males 
Total26,915
Afghanistan56
Netherlands6
Females 
Total25,875
Afghanistan65
Netherlands7
01 Education 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Pre-primary and basic education 
Total 
SSS Total 
Total 
Total52,790
Afghanistan121
Netherlands13
Males 
Total26,915
Afghanistan56
Netherlands6
Females 
Total25,875
Afghanistan65
Netherlands7
00 Generic programmes and qualifications 
Total 
Total52,790
Afghanistan121
Netherlands13
Males 
Total26,915
Afghanistan56
Netherlands6
Females 
Total25,875
Afghanistan65
Netherlands7
01 Education 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
02 Pre-primary education 
SSS Total 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
00 Generic programmes and qualifications 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
01 Education 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
11 Primary education, grades 1-6 
SSS Total 
Total 
Total52,790
Afghanistan121
Netherlands13
Males 
Total26,915
Afghanistan56
Netherlands6
Females 
Total25,875
Afghanistan65
Netherlands7
00 Generic programmes and qualifications 
Total 
Total52,790
Afghanistan121
Netherlands13
Males 
Total26,915
Afghanistan56
Netherlands6
Females 
Total25,875
Afghanistan65
Netherlands7
01 Education 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
General upper secondary education 
Total 
SSS Total 
Total 
Total37,904
Afghanistan87
Netherlands5
Males 
Total16,017
Afghanistan40
Netherlands2
Females 
Total21,887
Afghanistan47
Netherlands3
00 Generic programmes and qualifications 
Total 
Total37,904
Afghanistan87
Netherlands5
Males 
Total16,017
Afghanistan40
Netherlands2
Females 
Total21,887
Afghanistan47
Netherlands3
01 Education 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
02 Pre-primary education 
SSS Total 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
00 Generic programmes and qualifications 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
01 Education 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
11 Primary education, grades 1-6 
SSS Total 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
00 Generic programmes and qualifications 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
01 Education 
Total 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Males 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Females 
Total0
Afghanistan0
Netherlands0
Documentation of statistics Level of education 02 Pre-primary education includes only pupils in pre-primary education. 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. Data on pre-primary education provided in connection with early childhood education and care in Åland are not included in the number of students. 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). 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.

Field of education

National classification of education 2016

Nationality

Nationalities are defined based on the classification of countries for the latest year.

Information

New students total

Does not include information on new students or qualifications in adult basic education, nor on new students in professional specialisation, licentiate and doctorate education in medicine.
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