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Participants in education

In the statistics on adult education of educational institutions participants in education refer to participants in adult education provided during the calendar year. The same person may have participated (during the same year) in a number of educational programmes in an educational institution, so the number of participants does not correspond to the number of person having participated in education.



Statistics using the definition

Validity of the definition

  • Valid

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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