Correction
Release of the statistics on students and qualifications has been corrected.
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Comprehensive schools had 561,000 pupils in 2023
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland, comprehensive schools had 561,000 pupils in 2023. Of them, 9,100 attended pre-primary education connected to schools, 359,600 pupils in total attended grades 1 to 6 and 192,300 pupils attended grades 7 to 9. Forty-nine per cent of the pupils were girls and 51 per cent were boys.
Correction
Data on home schooling in the database table (13jk) of the statistics on students and qualifications were corrected.
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- In 2023, the total number of pupils in pre-primary education was 52,300.
- Comprehensive schools had 561,000 pupils.
- A total of 5,400 students attended adult basic education.
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Referencing instructions
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Students and qualifications [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=1798-7679. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 13.5.2026].
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