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Published: 9 June 2011

Number of students in upper secondary general school decreased sligthly

According to Statistics Finland, a total of 111,800 students attended upper secondary general school education leading to qualification in 2010. This is 0.3 per cent less than the year before. Fifty-seven per cent of the students in upper secondary general school education leading to a qualification were women. Upper secondary education was offered at 395 upper secondary schools and 44 other educational institutions.

Students in upper secondary general education by region in 2010

Region of studying	Total	Men	Women
Whole country, total 1)	111 778	48 445	63 333
Continental Finland	111 280	48 239	63 041
Uusimaa	35 245	15 989	19 256
Itä-Uusimaa	1 676	785	891
Varsinais-Suomi	8 772	3 661	5 111
Satakunta	4 159	1 754	2 405
Kanta-Häme	3 091	1 350	1 741
Pirkanmaa	10 570	4 505	6 065
Päijät-Häme	3 919	1 703	2 216
Kymenlaakso	3 188	1 365	1 823
South Karelia	2 184	931	1 253
Etelä-Savo	3 281	1 284	1 997
Pohjois-Savo	4 967	2 009	2 958
North Karelia	3 009	1 322	1 687
Central Finland	4 919	2 111	2 808
South Ostrobothnia	3 643	1 548	2 095
Ostrobothnia	3 417	1 457	1 960
Central Ostrobothnia	1 388	577	811
North Ostrobothnia	8 344	3 560	4 784
Kainuu	1 725	802	923
Lapland	3 783	1 526	2 257
Åland	434	177	257
Åland	434	177	257

1) Includes the Aurinkoranta upper secondary general school located abroad, which had 64 students.

A total of 32,300 students passed the matriculation examination in 2010. Their number was 1.0 per cent lower than the year before. In addition, the International Baccalaureate examination was passed by 328 students in 15 upper secondary schools, the Reifeprüfung by 41 students in the Helsingin saksalainen koulu (the German School of Helsinki) and the gymnasieexamen by 4 students in the Ålands lyceum.

Source: Education, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Pirkko Kumpulainen (09) 1734 3580, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

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Appendix tables

• Appendix table 1. Students and completed qualifications in upper secondary general education 2010 (9.6.2011)

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Updated 9.6.2011