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Finland's education system - Coggle Diagram
Finland's education system
Peculiarities
Objective:
to reach equality of opportunity
Tests:
no tests until the age of 16
Competitiveness:
no
Kindergarten:
no
Private schools:
no
Age:
7 and above
Teachers:
prestigious profession, decently paid
Teacher training colleges:
harder to enter than law school
Timeline
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)(ages 1-6)
Pre-Primary education (6-years-olds)
Comprehensive Schools (ages 7-16)
Vocational Schools
Apprenticeship Training
(3 years)
:champagne: Vocational Qualifications
Work Experience
:champagne: Further Vocational Qualifications
:champagne: Specialist Vocational Qualifications
Polytechnics (Universities of Applied Sciences)
Polytechnic Bachelor's Degree (3-4 years)
Work Experience (3 years)
Polytechnic Master's Degree (1-2 years)
*Voluntary additional year of basic education
Upper Secondary School
(3 years)
:champagne: Matriculation Examination
Universities
Bachelor's Degree (3 years)
Master's Degree (2 years)
Doctorate Degree
Graduation rate
Graduation rate:
high
Finland: 93%
Canada: 78%
The US: 75%
Tests Scores
PISA tests:
Finland: about 562
Hong Kong: about 541
Canada: about 532
Student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio: low
Finland: 1 to 12
NYC: 1 to 24
Recess
Recess: longer
Finland: 75 min per day
The US: 27 minutes per day