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Published: 15 November 2013

Comprehensive schools had 540,500 pupils in 2013

According to Statistics Finland, comprehensive schools had 540,500 pupils in 2013. The number of pupils in comprehensive school increased by 0.2 per cent from the year before. Forty-nine per cent of the pupils in comprehensive school were girls and 51 per cent were boys.

Pupils in comprehensive school by region in 2013

Region of school	Active comprehensive schools	Pupils total	Boys	Girls
Whole country, total	2 717	540 477	277 056	263 421
Mainland Finland, total	2 694	537 621	275 563	262 058
Uusimaa	592	154 140	78 553	75 587
Varsinais-Suomi	232	44 519	22 979	21 540
Satakunta	135	21 674	11 205	10 469
Kanta-Häme	92	17 812	9 065	8 747
Pirkanmaa	213	49 242	25 137	24 105
Päijät-Häme	88	19 320	9 819	9 501
Kymenlaakso	98	16 733	8 566	8 167
South Karelia	58	11 757	5 988	5 769
Etelä-Savo	100	13 685	7 008	6 677
Pohjois-Savo	126	23 826	12 233	11 593
North Karelia	81	15 266	7 782	7 484
Central Finland	134	27 279	13 909	13 370
South Ostrobothnia	159	21 115	10 924	10 191
Ostrobothnia	142	18 894	9 806	9 088
Central Ostrobothnia	60	7 772	3 949	3 823
North Ostrobothnia	226	50 088	26 061	24 027
Kainuu	42	7 320	3 743	3 577
Lapland	116	17 179	8 836	8 343
Åland, total	23	2 856	1 493	1 363
Åland	23	2 856	1 493	1 363

In all, 6.5 per cent of comprehensive school pupils received intensified support in autumn 2013 and 7.3 per cent special support (see database tables). More about this topic in the statistics on special education to be released in June 2014.

The number of pre-primary education pupils was 59,700, of whom 11,800 were in pre-primary education in schools and 47,900 in day care.

There were 2,717 active comprehensive schools in autumn 2013, which was 72 schools fewer than in the year before. Municipalities ran 96 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: Riitta Harala

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Updated 15.11.2013