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Key figures - The transition to post-secondary education within 1 year. Distribution by sex. Percent

  2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Number of graduates from upper secondary school 75 164 75 605 72 960 73 950 74 012 77 024 80 430 87 012
share of women in per cent 51 51 51 50 50 50 49 49
share of men in per cent 49 49 49 50 50 50 51 51
Number enrolled in higher education 18 646 17 673 17 112 16 798 16 708 17 852 22 263 21 722
share of women in per cent 54 55 54 54 56 56 57 58
share of men in per cent 46 45 46 46 44 44 43 42
Number enrolled in higher vocational education 718 652 616 711 738 879 1 204 1 068
share of women in per cent 30 23 25 27 29 28 29 30
share of men in per cent 70 77 75 73 71 72 71 70
Number enrolled in folk high schools 1 398 1 408 1 360 1 405 1 400 1 457 1 614 1 516
share of women in per cent 62 61 60 60 64 65 64 62
share of men in per cent 38 39 40 40 36 35 36 38
Number enrolled in fine arts and culture programmes 182 178 189 196 228 217 249 290
share of women in per cent 76 76 75 74 72 79 78 76
share of men in per cent 24 24 25 26 28 21 22 24
Total number enrolled in post-secondary/tertiary education 20 643 19 694 19 053 18 873 18 838 20 150 25 036 24 396
share of women in per cent 54 54 54 54 56 56 57 57
share of men in per cent 46 46 46 46 44 44 43 43

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Source
SCB

Last updated
2023-05-31

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