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to maintain or support general education, vocational education,
applied art and scientific higher education, as well as university
education. General compulsory education was prescribed by law in
1921. So far only 45 % of the age groups were regularly involved
in education process. Literacy level was 100 %. It proves that there
was a system which helped children to learn reading skills. It was
organized primarily at homes by parents and teachers who were
plying from house to house.
Until the 1970’s, compulsory education was provided in the
six-year folk school. After four years of folk school, a part of each
age group moved up to the secondary school, which was divided
into the five-year lower secondary school and the three-year upper
secondary school. In the 1970’s, a nine-year compulsory school
common to the entire age group, i.e. the comprehensive school,
was created on the basis of the folk school and lower secondary
school.
The network of universities expanded gradually after the
Second World War to cover the entire country. In the beginning of
70’s teacher training was also moved from separate institution to
universities. This was quite a huge change, because presently all
the teachers get university education and also researcher education
as well. It will help a lot to have two different professions at
the same time. Teacher can always research own teaching, own
pupils etc. It is also important to understand that little by little
universities can change society with the help of teachers. This is a
way to introduce academic values to society and deliver the simple
message “Education is important for everyone”.
Education policy in Finland
Education in inland is supervised by the Ministry of
Education and the National Board of Education. According to the
OECD’s latest statistics inland spent 5,9 % of its gross domestic
product on educational expenses which is close to OECD average
(5.2%).
The goal of innish educational policy is to offer every citizen
equal possibilities to get education regardless of age, domicile,
economic status/wealth, gender or mother language. Education is
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