Published: 15 November 2007
Comprehensive schools had 570,700 pupils in 2007
According to Statistics Finland, comprehensive schools had 570,700 pupils in 2007. The number of pupils in comprehensive school fell by 1.4 per cent from the year before. Forty-nine per cent of the pupils in comprehensive school were girls and 51 per cent were boys.
There were 3,263 active comprehensive schools in autumn 2007, which was 130 schools fewer than in the year before. Municipalities ran 97 per cent of the comprehensive schools.
Pupils in comprehensive school by region in 2007
| Region of school | Active comprehensive schools |
Change from the year before |
Pupils total |
Boys % |
Girls % |
| Whole country, total | 3 263 | -130 | 570 689 | 51,2 | 48,8 |
| Mainland Finland | 3 238 | -130 | 567 742 | 51,2 | 48,8 |
| Uusimaa | 553 | -5 | 145 234 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| Itä-Uusimaa | 91 | -4 | 11 786 | 51,4 | 48,6 |
| Varsinais-Suomi | 273 | -8 | 47 716 | 51,5 | 48,5 |
| Satakunta | 168 | -3 | 23 862 | 51,4 | 48,6 |
| Kanta-Häme | 117 | -4 | 18 875 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| Pirkanmaa | 253 | -12 | 49 624 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| Päijät-Häme | 102 | -9 | 20 858 | 50,4 | 49,6 |
| Kymenlaakso | 107 | -7 | 18 753 | 51,3 | 48,7 |
| South Karelia | 72 | -1 | 13 251 | 50,5 | 49,5 |
| Etelä-Savo | 129 | -7 | 15 893 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| Pohjois-Savo | 157 | -11 | 26 424 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| North Karelia | 114 | -7 | 17 443 | 51,4 | 48,6 |
| Central Finland | 184 | -9 | 29 307 | 51,2 | 48,8 |
| South Ostrobothnia | 193 | -15 | 22 323 | 51,7 | 48,3 |
| Ostrobothnia | 161 | -3 | 19 810 | 52,0 | 48,0 |
| Central Ostrobothnia | 67 | -1 | 8 566 | 50,0 | 50,0 |
| North Ostrobothnia | 292 | -13 | 49 316 | 51,5 | 48,5 |
| Kainuu | 61 | -4 | 8 924 | 50,7 | 49,3 |
| Lapland | 144 | -7 | 19 777 | 51,2 | 48,8 |
| Åland | 25 | 0 | 2 947 | 51,3 | 48,7 |
| Åland | 25 | 0 | 2 947 | 51,3 | 48,7 |
Source: Education Statistics. Statistics Finland
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Last updated 15.11.2007
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