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Published: 15 November 2011

Comprehensive schools had 541,900 pupils in 2011

According to Statistics Finland, comprehensive schools had 541,900 pupils in 2011. The number of pupils in comprehensive school fell by 0.8 per cent from the year before. Forty-nine per cent of the pupils in comprehensive school were girls and 51 per cent were boys. The number of pre-primary education pupils was 58,800, of whom 12,600 were in pre-primary education in schools and 46,200 in day care.

Pupils in comprehensive school by region in 2011

Region of school	Active comprehensive schools	Pupils total	Boys	Girls
Whole country, total	2 870	541 931	277 896	264 035
Mainland Finland, total	2 847	539 091	276 418	262 673
Uusimaa	612	152 400	77 795	74 605
Varsinais-Suomi	242	45 096	23 308	21 788
Satakunta	144	22 098	11 501	10 597
Kanta-Häme	102	18 246	9 298	8 948
Pirkanmaa	222	48 375	24 745	23 630
Päijät-Häme	93	19 623	9 903	9 720
Kymenlaakso	106	17 245	8 795	8 450
South Karelia	63	12 096	6 117	5 979
Etelä-Savo	108	14 267	7 338	6 929
Pohjois-Savo	133	24 359	12 517	11 842
North Karelia	88	15 740	8 077	7 663
Central Finland	152	27 459	13 957	13 502
South Ostrobothnia	171	21 236	10 989	10 247
Ostrobothnia	147	18 845	9 752	9 093
Central Ostrobothnia	60	7 752	3 938	3 814
North Ostrobothnia	235	49 057	25 504	23 553
Kainuu	45	7 637	3 842	3 795
Lapland	124	17 560	9 042	8 518
Åland, total	23	2 840	1 478	1 362
Åland	23	2 840	1 478	1 362

There were 2,870 active comprehensive schools in autumn 2011, which was 82 schools fewer than in the year before. Municipalities ran 97 per cent of the comprehensive schools.

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Irma Suovirta (09) 1734 3280, Ritva Strandberg (09) 1734 3281, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

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Updated 15.11.2011