Table 2 Pupils who started a basic course for the first time in 1994 and 1997, by completed upper secondary education within five years, areas of study and gender. Per cent

2	Pupils who started a basic course for the first time in 1994 and 1997, by completed upper secondary education within five years, areas of study and gender. Per cent

	1994					1997

Areas of study in basic course and gender	Total	Completed according to theoretical duration	Completed beyond theoretical duration	Still inn upper secondary education 1999	Dropped out from upper secondary education	Total	Completed according to theoretical duration	Completed beyond theoretical duration	Still inn upper secondary education 2002	Dropped out from upper secondary education

		Per cent					Per cent
General areas of study	30 152	80	8	2	10	27 960	80	7	2	11
Males	13 970	77	8	3	12	12 638	79	7	2	12
Females	16 182	81	8	2	9	15 322	81	8	2	10

Vocational studies	24 273	44	15	7	34	24 908	41	17	7	34
Males	13 801	39	16	7	38	13 963	35	19	8	38
Females	10 472	50	14	6	30	10 945	50	14	7	29