Appendix table 4. Comprehensive school pupils transferred to special education by ground for decision of acceptance or transfer in 2010
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 | 252 | 1 561 | 859 | 77 | 2 749 | –316 | –10,3 | 1 708 | 1 041 |
– of whom most severely handicapped | 147 | 757 | 395 | 56 | 1 355 | –14 | –1,0 | .. | .. |
Slightly delayed development | 278 | 3 680 | 3 514 | 70 | 7 542 | –575 | –7,1 | 4 594 | 2 948 |
Cerebral dysfunction, physical disability or similar | 79 | 4 590 | 2 635 | 40 | 7 344 | –69 | –0,9 | 5 316 | 2 028 |
Emotional disturbance or social maladjustment | 11 | 3 268 | 2 582 | 33 | 5 894 | –115 | –1,9 | 4 995 | 899 |
Learning difficulties related to autism or the Asperger's syndrome | 47 | 815 | 503 | 17 | 1 382 | –12 | –0,9 | 1 155 | 227 |
Learning difficulties caused by impaired linguistic development (dysphasia) | 392 | 5 923 | 3 541 | 17 | 9 873 | 124 | 1,3 | 6 590 | 3 283 |
Visual impairment | 12 | 145 | 86 | 9 | 252 | –28 | –10,0 | 156 | 96 |
Hearing impairment | 24 | 250 | 140 | 6 | 420 | –4 | –0,9 | 239 | 181 |
Other reason | 134 | 5 652 | 5 434 | 34 | 11 254 | 537 | 5,0 | 7 390 | 3 864 |
Total | 1 229 | 25 884 | 19 294 | 303 | 46 710 | –458 | –1,0 | 32 143 | 14 567 |
Share of pupils in comprehensive school, % | 9,3 | 7,5 | 10,4 | 23,4 | 8,5 | . | . | 11,5 | 5,5 |
Number of pupils in comprehensive school on 20 Sept 2010 | 13 146 | 345 615 | 186 368 | 1 294 | 546 423 | –6 906 | –1,2 | 280 166 | 266 257 |
Source: Education. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Riikka Rautanen (09) 1734 2375, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 9.6.2011
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