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Published: 14 November 2016

Comprehensive schools had 550,200 pupils in 2016

According to Statistics Finland, comprehensive schools had 550,200 pupils in 2016. The number of pupils in comprehensive schools increased by 0.8 per cent from the year before. Forty-nine per cent of the pupils in comprehensive schools were girls and 51 per cent were boys.

Pupils in comprehensive schools by region in 2016

Region of school	Active comprehensive schools	Pupils total	Boys	Girls
Whole country, total	2 449	550 236	281 807	268 429
Mainland Finland, total	2 426	547 387	280 316	267 071
Uusimaa	551	161 748	82 656	79 092
Varsinais-Suomi	213	44 386	22 812	21 574
Satakunta	122	21 236	10 923	10 313
Kanta-Häme	88	17 873	9 143	8 730
Pirkanmaa	185	51 285	26 071	25 214
Päijät-Häme	72	19 232	9 854	9 378
Kymenlaakso	84	16 101	8 238	7 863
South Karelia	50	11 542	5 837	5 705
Etelä-Savo	77	13 008	6 709	6 299
Pohjois-Savo	117	23 488	12 116	11 372
North Karelia	74	14 627	7 470	7 157
Central Finland	116	27 782	14 160	13 622
South Ostrobothnia	136	21 090	10 867	10 223
Ostrobothnia	133	19 529	10 071	9 458
Central Ostrobothnia	55	8 091	4 097	3 994
North Ostrobothnia	217	52 476	27 001	25 475
Kainuu	35	6 878	3 544	3 334
Lapland	101	17 015	8 747	8 268
Åland, total	23	2 849	1 491	1 358
Åland	23	2 849	1 491	1 358

In all, 9.0 per cent of comprehensive school pupils received intensified support in autumn 2016 and 7.5 per cent special support (see database tables). More about this topic in the statistics on special education to be released in June 2017.

The number of pre-primary education pupils was 62,400, of whom 11,000 were in pre-primary education in schools and 51,400 in day care.

There were 2,449 active comprehensive schools in autumn 2016, which was 68 schools fewer than in the year before. Municipalities ran 95 per cent of the comprehensive schools.

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

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

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

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• Appendix table 1. Pupils in comprehensive schools and with leaving certificates from comprehensive schools by region 2016 (14.11.2016)

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Updated 14.11.2016