Upper secondary education, 2006

There were 224 300 pupils and apprentices in upper secondary education at 1 October 2006, an increase of 5 per cent compared with 2005. The population for people aged 16-18 years old has increased by roughly 7 300 people for the same period. The total number of apprentices in autumn 2006 was 34 400, an increase of 3 100 since 2005.

In addition to the apprentices, there were 830 trainees in upper secondary education. Data of trainees was collected for the first time in 2006. As a trainee you sign an apprenticeship contract with a training establishment and take a less comprehensive test than the vocational examination, a skills test. 30 per cent of the trainees are women.

Almost 18 600 candidates sat for vocational examination in school year 2005/06, a decline of 100 candidates from the previous year.

Seven out of ten immigrants are first-generation immigrants

There were approximately 18 300 immigrants in upper secondary education at 1 October 2006, 16 700 pupils and 1 600 apprentices/trainees. 72 percent of the immigrants in upper secondary education are first-generation immigrants.

Tables:

• Table 1 Vocational examination candidates, by category and results. School year 1998/99-2005/06
• Table 2 Pupils, apprentices, trainees in upper secondary education, students and participants in upper secondary education, by age, type of school/institution and gender. 1 October 2006
• Table 3 Pupils,apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education, by field of study1, grade and county of residence. 1. October 2006
• Table 4 Pupils, apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education, by education programmes/field of study.
  1 October 2006. Percentage of women
• Table 5 Pupils, apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education with immigrant background in upper secondary education, by immigration category. 1 October 2006
• Table 6 Pupils, apprentices and trainees in upper secondary education in per cent of registered cohorts 16 -18 years, by immigrant background, immigration category and gender. 1. October 2006