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Completers of comprehensive school

In the statistics on comprehensive school education and on entrance to education completers of comprehensive education refer to pupils who have satisfactorily completed the full comprehensive school syllabus and received a school-leaving certificate from comprehensive school. The full comprehensive school syllabus can be completed in comprehensive schools, upper secondary general schools and folk high schools.



Validity of the definition

  • Valid

In the statistics on comprehensive school education, on entrance to education and on transition from school to further education and work completers of comprehensive education refer to pupils who have satisfactorily completed the full comprehensive school syllabus and received a school-leaving certificate from comprehensive school. The full comprehensive school syllabus can be completed in comprehensive schools, upper secondary general schools and folk high schools.



Validity of the definition

  • 1 January 1900 - 31 December 2005

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

Related concepts

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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