Table 5 Pupils, apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education, by education programmes /field of study. Percentage of women. 1 October 2008

5 Pupils, apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education, by education programmes¹ /field of study. Percentage of women. 1 October 2008
Education programmes/Field of study	Pupils		Apprentices/Trainees

Education programmes/Field of study	Total	Per cent women	Total	Per cent women

Total	186 821	51.0	38 168	26.8
General studies¹	103 272	56.1	-	-
Specialisation in general studies	86 083	57.1	-	-
Sports and physical studies	11 061	43.2	-	-
Music, dance and drama	6 128	65.1	-	-
Vocational education¹	77 687	44.3	13 986	30.2
Building and construction	10 199	4.1	3 252	2.7
Design, arts and crafts	5 850	90.6	861	94.5
Electricity and electronics	9 421	5.3	1 914	3.2
Health and social care	15 765	90.2	2 083	88.8
Media and communication	8 546	54.2	86	62.8
Agriculture, fishing and forestry	3 932	58.3	329	32.2
Restaurant and food	4 769	55.2	1 029	50.6
Service and transport	7 134	44.2	1 175	36.8
Technical and industrial production	12 071	10.6	3 257	9.2
Alternative education program	3 301	38.6	-	-
Trainees	-	-	1 016	32.5

General areas of study	1 668	61.8	503	5.2
General, economics and management studies	1 572	62.7	503	5.2
Music, dance and drama	60	60.0	-	-
Sports and physical studies	36	25.0	-	-
Vocational studies	893	81.0	23 679	25.3
Health- and social studies	748	87.7	1 969	86.2
Agriculture, fishing and forestry	9	44.4	458	35.4
Arts, crafts and designs	60	85.0	1 819	95.9
Hotel and foodprocessing trades	6	50.0	1 473	53.2
Building and construction trades	11	-	4 169	1.8
Technical building	5	-	1 583	6.5
Electrical trades	5	-	5 776	3.2
Engineering and mechanical trades	39	5.1	4 699	7.3
Chemical and processing trades	-	-	112	33.0
Media and communication	9	66.7	223	46.2
Sailes and service	1	100.0	1 102	62.5
Woodworking trades	-	-	296	18.9

¹	New structure in upper secondary education, The Knowledge Promotion from 2006/07.