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Students and qualifications in vocational education by mode of competence acquisition by Mode of competence acquisition, Field of education, Area, Age at starting year, Gender, Year and Information
	2025
	New students in vocational education (No.)
Total
Total
WHOLE COUNTRY
Total
Total	122,041
Males	59,455
Females	62,586
15 - 19
Total	39,211
Males	23,005
Females	16,206
20 - 24
Total	15,813
Males	7,915
Females	7,898
MK01 Uusimaa
Total
Total	42,067
Males	20,232
Females	21,835
15 - 19
Total	11,184
Males	6,471
Females	4,713
20 - 24
Total	5,558
Males	2,797
Females	2,761
MK02 Southwest Finland
Total
Total	9,331
Males	4,291
Females	5,040
15 - 19
Total	2,912
Males	1,761
Females	1,151
20 - 24
Total	1,265
Males	593
Females	672
Education
WHOLE COUNTRY
Total
Total	150
Males	119
Females	31
15 - 19
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
20 - 24
Total	7
Males	7
Females	.
MK01 Uusimaa
Total
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
15 - 19
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
20 - 24
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
MK02 Southwest Finland
Total
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
15 - 19
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
20 - 24
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
Arts and humanities
WHOLE COUNTRY
Total
Total	5,161
Males	1,774
Females	3,387
15 - 19
Total	1,636
Males	562
Females	1,074
20 - 24
Total	1,042
Males	369
Females	673
MK01 Uusimaa
Total
Total	1,870
Males	676
Females	1,194
15 - 19
Total	593
Males	213
Females	380
20 - 24
Total	425
Males	159
Females	266
MK02 Southwest Finland
Total
Total	478
Males	144
Females	334
15 - 19
Total	111
Males	39
Females	72
20 - 24
Total	68
Males	25
Females	43
Initial vocational qualifications (training agreement or apprenticeship training periods not included)
Total
WHOLE COUNTRY
Total
Total	60,701
Males	33,246
Females	27,455
15 - 19
Total	30,614
Males	19,030
Females	11,584
20 - 24
Total	8,183
Males	4,161
Females	4,022
MK01 Uusimaa
Total
Total	20,728
Males	10,815
Females	9,913
15 - 19
Total	9,018
Males	5,441
Females	3,577
20 - 24
Total	3,009
Males	1,494
Females	1,515
MK02 Southwest Finland
Total
Total	4,994
Males	2,521
Females	2,473
15 - 19
Total	2,287
Males	1,450
Females	837
20 - 24
Total	694
Males	328
Females	366
Education
WHOLE COUNTRY
Total
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
15 - 19
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
20 - 24
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
MK01 Uusimaa
Total
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
15 - 19
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
20 - 24
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
MK02 Southwest Finland
Total
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
15 - 19
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
20 - 24
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
Arts and humanities
WHOLE COUNTRY
Total
Total	4,042
Males	1,418
Females	2,624
15 - 19
Total	1,543
Males	526
Females	1,017
20 - 24
Total	852
Males	304
Females	548
MK01 Uusimaa
Total
Total	1,494
Males	556
Females	938
15 - 19
Total	573
Males	202
Females	371
20 - 24
Total	334
Males	123
Females	211
MK02 Southwest Finland
Total
Total	357
Males	104
Females	253
15 - 19
Total	104
Males	39
Females	65
20 - 24
Total	49
Males	21
Females	28
Further vocational qualifications (training agreement or apprenticeship training periods not included)
Total
WHOLE COUNTRY
Total
Total	10,466
Males	5,241
Females	5,225
15 - 19
Total	258
Males	156
Females	102
20 - 24
Total	1,336
Males	813
Females	523
MK01 Uusimaa
Total
Total	3,618
Males	2,010
Females	1,608
15 - 19
Total	112
Males	88
Females	24
20 - 24
Total	497
Males	342
Females	155
MK02 Southwest Finland
Total
Total	842
Males	426
Females	416
15 - 19
Total	22
Males	12
Females	10
20 - 24
Total	93
Males	55
Females	38
Education
WHOLE COUNTRY
Total
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
15 - 19
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
20 - 24
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
MK01 Uusimaa
Total
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
15 - 19
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
20 - 24
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
MK02 Southwest Finland
Total
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
15 - 19
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
20 - 24
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
Arts and humanities
WHOLE COUNTRY
Total
Total	425
Males	139
Females	286
15 - 19
Total	6
Males	2
Females	4
20 - 24
Total	38
Males	11
Females	27
MK01 Uusimaa
Total
Total	193
Males	52
Females	141
15 - 19
Total	3
Males	1
Females	2
20 - 24
Total	25
Males	7
Females	18
MK02 Southwest Finland
Total
Total	16
Males	14
Females	2
15 - 19
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.
20 - 24
Total	.
Males	.
Females	.

14rw -- Students and qualifications in vocational education by mode of competence acquisition, 2019-2025

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: Correction 28 May 2026. The data on modes of competence acquisition published for 2024 were incorrect. Revisions have been made to all figures on modes of competence acquisition for 2024

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Correction 28 May 2026. The data on modes of competence acquisition published for 2024 were incorrect. Revisions have been made to all figures on modes of competence acquisition for 2024

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Mode of competence acquisition

In vocational education, students can acquire competence at an educational institution and in working life by learning either fully on the basis of apprenticeship training or a training agreement or by combining them flexibly during their studies.

Field of education

National Classification of Education 2016

Area

Data on the region of education is not exhaustively available. The region of location of the educational institution is used as the location data.

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