Completion rates of pupils in upper secondary education, 2012-2017

Pupils who started an upper secondary level 1 for the first time in the relevant autumn, by completed upper secondary education within five years, education programmes and gender. Per cent¹
	2012-2017
	Total	Completed general or vocational education²		Did not complete general or vocational education
	Total	Completed according to normativ length of study	Completed beyond normativ length of study	Still inn upper secondary education after five years	Enrolled in final year but failed examinations	Dropped out before or within final year
¹Pupils in alternative education program are included
²Completed education means that the pupil/apprentice has passed all examinations and eligible for high school diploma or vocational cerficate
Total	66 166	59.4	15.0	5.3	5.8	14.5

General studies¹	34 395	76.7	10.8	1.7	5.5	5.3
Men	15 621	72.0	12.0	2.2	7.5	6.3
Women	18 774	80.5	9.8	1.3	3.9	4.4
Specialisation in general studies	28 204	76.7	10.8	1.6	5.5	5.3
Sports and physical studies	3 929	76.2	11.6	1.9	5.9	4.5
Music, dance and drama	2 214	78.0	9.3	2.1	5.0	5.6

Vocational studies	31 771	40.7	19.6	9.1	6.1	24.4
Men	18 611	34.7	22.7	10.0	6.0	26.7
Women	13 160	49.3	15.3	8.0	6.2	21.2
Building and construction	3 972	32.1	24.4	9.8	5.7	28.0
Design, arts and crafts	2 058	32.2	17.7	10.3	6.6	33.2
Electricity and electronics	4 471	20.6	41.2	11.9	5.3	21.0
Health and social care	6 595	48.2	15.2	8.7	7.0	20.9
Media and communication	3 482	70.9	9.6	3.1	6.5	9.9
Agriculture,fishing and forestry	1 410	46.5	13.0	7.8	7.6	25.2
Restaurant and food	1 607	28.9	14.1	11.8	5.7	39.5
Service and transport	2 530	39.8	15.7	7.6	8.5	28.3
Technical and industrial production	5 646	40.8	16.2	10.6	4.1	28.3

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