Table 6 Adult pupils in upper secondary education, by age and gender. 1 October 2003

6	Adult pupils in upper secondary education, by age and gender. 1 October 2003

Gender and age	Total	Adult pupils in ordinary upper secondary courses¹	Adults in specialised upper secondary courses


Males and females	35 643	26 820	8 823
19-24 years	20 582	19 549	1 033
25-29 years	3 954	2 529	1 425
30-39 years	6 305	3 069	3 236
40-49 years	3 730	1 357	2 373
50 years and over	1 072	316	756

Males	15 983	13 779	2 204
19-24 years	10 597	10 236	361
25-29 years	1 835	1 391	444
30-39 years	2 303	1 511	792
40-49 years	995	541	454
50 years and over	253	100	153

Females	19 660	13 041	6 619
19-24 years	9 985	9 313	672
25-29 years	2 119	1 138	981
30-39 years	4 002	1 558	2 444
40-49 years	2 735	816	1 919
50 years and over	819	216	603

¹	Students in technical vocational schools and participants in preparatory course for college of engineering are included.