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Published: 14 November 2014

Comprehensive schools had 542,900 pupils in 2014

According to Statistics Finland, comprehensive schools had 542,900 pupils in 2014. The number of pupils in comprehensive school increased by 0.5 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 2014

Region of school	Active comprehensive schools	Pupils total	Boys	Girls
Whole country, total	2 633	542 932	278 306	264 626
Mainland Finland, total	2 610	540 077	276 804	263 273
Uusimaa	582	156 316	79 779	76 537
Varsinais-Suomi	224	44 312	22 722	21 590
Satakunta	133	21 574	11 121	10 453
Kanta-Häme	92	17 837	9 128	8 709
Pirkanmaa	200	49 856	25 436	24 420
Päijät-Häme	78	19 421	9 880	9 541
Kymenlaakso	93	16 561	8 490	8 071
South Karelia	57	11 778	5 959	5 819
Etelä-Savo	93	13 378	6 914	6 464
Pohjois-Savo	124	23 704	12 193	11 511
North Karelia	80	15 114	7 737	7 377
Central Finland	129	27 417	13 983	13 434
South Ostrobothnia	152	21 005	10 890	10 115
Ostrobothnia	142	19 037	9 877	9 160
Central Ostrobothnia	58	7 815	3 929	3 886
North Ostrobothnia	223	50 654	26 267	24 387
Kainuu	39	7 269	3 741	3 528
Lapland	111	17 029	8 758	8 271
Åland, total	23	2 855	1 502	1 353
Åland	23	2 855	1 502	1 353

In all, 7.5 per cent of comprehensive school pupils received intensified support in autumn 2014 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 2015.

The number of pre-primary education pupils was 60,400, of whom 11,400 were in pre-primary education in schools and 49,000 in day care.

There were 2,633 active comprehensive schools in autumn 2014, which was 84 schools fewer than in the year before. Municipalities ran 96 per cent of the comprehensive schools.

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Vesa Hämäläinen 029 551 2594, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala

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• Appendix table 1. Pupils in comprehensive schools and with leaving certificates from comprehensive schools by region 2014 (14.11.2014)

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Updated 14.11.2014