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12/15/2025
Net number of students in liberal adult education:
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Statistics Finland, liberal adult education
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Students in liberal adult education by Type of educational institution, Area, Educational background, Year and Information

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Students in liberal adult education by Type of educational institution, Area, Educational background, Year and Information
 2024
Net number of students in liberal adult education
Total 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Primary and basic education or less (comprehensive education)231,688
Upper secondary education (general upper secondary school, vocational upper secondary education and training, incl. post-secondary non-tertiary education)310,057
Tertiary education (post-secondary non-higher vocational education, bachelor's, master's or doctoral or equivalent level)389,690
MK01 Uusimaa 
Primary and basic education or less (comprehensive education)53,338
Upper secondary education (general upper secondary school, vocational upper secondary education and training, incl. post-secondary non-tertiary education)126,443
Tertiary education (post-secondary non-higher vocational education, bachelor's, master's or doctoral or equivalent level)182,445
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Primary and basic education or less (comprehensive education)9,192
Upper secondary education (general upper secondary school, vocational upper secondary education and training, incl. post-secondary non-tertiary education)15,448
Tertiary education (post-secondary non-higher vocational education, bachelor's, master's or doctoral or equivalent level)19,450
Sports institutes 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Primary and basic education or less (comprehensive education)68,914
Upper secondary education (general upper secondary school, vocational upper secondary education and training, incl. post-secondary non-tertiary education)20,291
Tertiary education (post-secondary non-higher vocational education, bachelor's, master's or doctoral or equivalent level)18,020
MK01 Uusimaa 
Primary and basic education or less (comprehensive education)8,026
Upper secondary education (general upper secondary school, vocational upper secondary education and training, incl. post-secondary non-tertiary education)3,036
Tertiary education (post-secondary non-higher vocational education, bachelor's, master's or doctoral or equivalent level)1,913
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Primary and basic education or less (comprehensive education).
Upper secondary education (general upper secondary school, vocational upper secondary education and training, incl. post-secondary non-tertiary education).
Tertiary education (post-secondary non-higher vocational education, bachelor's, master's or doctoral or equivalent level).
Folk high schools 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
Primary and basic education or less (comprehensive education)19,274
Upper secondary education (general upper secondary school, vocational upper secondary education and training, incl. post-secondary non-tertiary education)22,312
Tertiary education (post-secondary non-higher vocational education, bachelor's, master's or doctoral or equivalent level)14,330
MK01 Uusimaa 
Primary and basic education or less (comprehensive education)4,117
Upper secondary education (general upper secondary school, vocational upper secondary education and training, incl. post-secondary non-tertiary education)7,683
Tertiary education (post-secondary non-higher vocational education, bachelor's, master's or doctoral or equivalent level)3,771
MK02 Southwest Finland 
Primary and basic education or less (comprehensive education)668
Upper secondary education (general upper secondary school, vocational upper secondary education and training, incl. post-secondary non-tertiary education)787
Tertiary education (post-secondary non-higher vocational education, bachelor's, master's or doctoral or equivalent level)278
Documentation of statistics The table does not include data on compulsory education organised by folk high schools as liberal adult education (folk high school year for those of compulsory education age). In 2024, data on one educational institution in the following location municipalities of educational institutions were not available:
Sports institutes (62): Lahti (398).
Folk high schools (63): Keminmaa (241), Liminka (425), Paltamo (578), Salo (734), Valkeakoski (908).
Adult education centres (64): Kiuruvesi (263), Mäntyharju (507), Turku (853).

Area

Region of location of educational institution

Educational background

: A qualification attained on the highest level of education, in case a student does not have a qualification (e.g. under school-age children) they are included in the category Comprehensive level education or less.

Information

Net number of students in liberal adult education

Net number of students means that the same person is counted as a student in one educational institution only once, even if they participated in more than one education in the educational institution concerned during the calendar year.
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