In the academic year 2022/2023, the majority of new students in the three largest universities in Finland were women. Over 3,000 new female students were admitted to the University of Helsinki, while the corresponding figure for male students was approximately 1.4 thousand.
Number of new students registered at university in Finland for the academic year 2022, by gender and university
The academic year in Finland starts on the 1st of August and ends on the 31st of July.
The figures are represented according to the national classification of education 2016.
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Statistics Finland. (May 11, 2023). Number of new students registered at university in Finland for the academic year 2022, by gender and university [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/525871/finland-number-of-new-university-students-by-gender-and-university/
Statistics Finland. "Number of new students registered at university in Finland for the academic year 2022, by gender and university." Chart. May 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/525871/finland-number-of-new-university-students-by-gender-and-university/
Statistics Finland. (2023). Number of new students registered at university in Finland for the academic year 2022, by gender and university. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/525871/finland-number-of-new-university-students-by-gender-and-university/
Statistics Finland. "Number of New Students Registered at University in Finland for The Academic Year 2022, by Gender and University." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/525871/finland-number-of-new-university-students-by-gender-and-university/
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Number of new students registered at university in Finland for the academic year 2022, by gender and university [Graph], Statistics Finland, May 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/525871/finland-number-of-new-university-students-by-gender-and-university/
