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Additional education
Voluntary, general education lasting one school year intended for those having attained a primary or lower secondary education certificate in the same or previous year.
Comment:
Additional education also includes pupils receiving special support in extended compulsory education.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
In the statistics on comprehensive school education and special education and in the statistics on adult education of educational institutions, additional education in comprehensive school refers to the optional additional class (10th class) of one year's duration available for young people having completed the syllabus of comprehensive school education. Pupils in additional education also include special support receiving pupils that are in extended compulsory education.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid until (31 December 2078)
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Jaa