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4. Comprehensive school pupils transferred to special education by ground for decision of acceptance or transfer in 2009

Ground for
decision of
acceptance or transfer
Pre-primary
education
Year-classes
1–6
Year-classes
7–9
Additiona
education
Total Change
from
previous
year
Change
from
previous
year, %
Boys Girls
Severely delayed development 328 1 709 953 75 3 065 –372 –10,8 1 888 1 177
– of whom most severely handicapped 138 755 443 33 1 369 106 8,4 .. ..
Slightly delayed development 221 3 906 3 909 81 8 117 –408 –4,8 4 951 3 166
Cerebral dysfunction, physical disability or similar 94 4 729 2 550 40 7 413 238 3,3 5 317 2 096
Emotional disturbance or social maladjustment 17 3 383 2 562 47 6 009 158 2,7 5 031 978
Learning difficulties related to autism or the Asperger's syndrome 45 837 495 17 1 394 –14 –1,0 1 164 230
Learning difficulties caused by impaired linguistic development (dysphasia) 437 5 864 3 429 19 9 749 240 2,5 6 528 3 221
Visual impairment 14 154 104 8 280 –33 –10,5 177 103
Hearing impairment 22 243 156 3 424 –18 –4,1 254 170
Other reason 150 5 257 5 262 48 10 717 120 1,1 6 953 3 764
Total 1 328 26 082 19 420 338 47 168 –89 –0,2 32 263 14 905
Share of pupils in comprehensive school, % 10,0 7,5 10,1 26,8 8,5 . . 11,4 5,5
Number of pupils in comprehensive school on 20 Sept 2009 13 322 347 060 191 684 1 263 553 329 –7 732 –1,4 283 647 269 682

Source: Education 2009. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Riikka Rautanen (09) 1734 2375, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma


Updated 11.6.2010

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Support for learning [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-1617. 2009, 4. Comprehensive school pupils transferred to special education by ground for decision of acceptance or transfer in 2009 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/erop/2009/erop_2009_2010-06-11_tau_004_en.html