Appendix table 1. Number of languages studied by students in upper secondary general education in 2014 to 2019
| Number of foreign languages | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||
| Students | Share of students, % | Students | Share of students, % | Students | Share of students, % | Students | Share of students, % | Students | Share of students, % | Students | Share of students, % | |
| 1 | 1 135 | 1,1 | 977 | 0,9 | 1 459 | 1,4 | 1 195 | 1,1 | 1 435 | 1,4 | 1 008 | 0,9 |
| 2 | 60 431 | 57,9 | 61 986 | 59,2 | 62 538 | 60,2 | 62 607 | 60,2 | 62 954 | 60,6 | 66 273 | 63,1 |
| 3 | 34 646 | 33,2 | 34 411 | 32,8 | 32 885 | 31,7 | 33 491 | 32,2 | 32 651 | 31,4 | 31 536 | 30,0 |
| 4 | 7 042 | 6,7 | 6 473 | 6,2 | 6 148 | 5,9 | 5 862 | 5,6 | 5 934 | 5,7 | 5 398 | 5,1 |
| 5 | 1 006 | 1,0 | 802 | 0,8 | 707 | 0,7 | 692 | 0,7 | 732 | 0,7 | 658 | 0,6 |
| 6 | 189 | 0,2 | 136 | 0,1 | 100 | 0,1 | 138 | 0,1 | 114 | 0,1 | 107 | 0,1 |
| Students total | 104 449 | 100,0 | 104 785 | 100,0 | 103 837 | 100,0 | 103 985 | 100,0 | 103 820 | 100,0 | 104 980 | 100 ,0 |
Source: Education. Statistics Finland
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Updated 26.11.2020
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Appendix table 1. Number of languages studied by students in upper secondary general education in 2014 to 2019
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