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

Pupils who started an upper secondary esucation level 1 for the first time in the relevant autumn, by completed upper secondary education within five years, gender and parents' level of education. Per cent¹
	2012-2017
	Total	Completed according to nominal length of study²		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 certificate
Total	66 166	59.4	15.0	5.3	5.8	14.5
Long tertiary education	8 436	78.5	10.9	1.8	3.4	5.3
Short tertiary education	22 543	68.0	14.4	3.7	5.0	8.9
Upper secondary education	27 222	53.4	16.8	6.7	6.1	17.0
UpperPrimary and lower secondary education	5 986	36.8	14.7	8.6	9.8	30.1
Unknown	1 979	30.2	17.2	8.7	8.7	35.2

Men	34 232	51.7	17.8	6.4	6.7	17.4
Long tertiary education	4 356	74.3	12.6	2.5	4.2	6.5
Short tertiary education	11 520	60.0	17.7	5.0	6.3	11.0
Upper secondary education	14 103	44.8	19.9	8.0	6.6	20.6
UpperPrimary and lower secondary education	3 040	30.1	16.1	9.1	10.3	34.3
Unknown	1 213	25.6	17.7	8.2	10.2	38.3

Women	31 934	67.7	12.1	4.1	4.8	11.3
Long tertiary education	4 080	83.0	9.1	1.2	2.6	4.1
Short tertiary education	11 023	76.5	10.8	2.3	3.6	6.7
Upper secondary education	13 119	62.7	13.5	5.2	5.5	13.1
UpperPrimary and lower secondary education	2 946	43.7	13.2	8.1	9.2	25.8
Unknown	766	37.5	16.3	9.5	6.3	30.4

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