Published: 14 November 2008
Comprehensive schools had 561,100 pupils in 2008
According to Statistics Finland, comprehensive schools had 561,100 pupils in 2008. The number of pupils in comprehensive school fell by 1.7 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 3,174 active comprehensive schools in autumn 2008, which was 89 schools fewer than in the year before. Municipalities ran 97 per cent of the comprehensive schools.
Pupils in comprehensive school by region in 2008
| Region of school | Active comprehensive schools |
Change from the year before |
Pupils total |
Boys % |
Girls % |
| Whole country, total | 3 174 | -89 | 561 061 | 51,2 | 48,8 |
| Mainland Finland | 3 149 | -89 | 558 142 | 51,2 | 48,8 |
| Uusimaa | 552 | -1 | 143 478 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| Itä-Uusimaa | 87 | -4 | 11 669 | 51,4 | 48,6 |
| Varsinais-Suomi | 269 | -4 | 46 883 | 51,6 | 48,4 |
| Satakunta | 159 | -9 | 23 319 | 51,5 | 48,5 |
| Kanta-Häme | 116 | -1 | 18 686 | 51,0 | 49,0 |
| Pirkanmaa | 247 | -6 | 49 011 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| Päijät-Häme | 101 | -1 | 20 512 | 50,4 | 49,6 |
| Kymenlaakso | 105 | -2 | 18 307 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| South Karelia | 72 | 0 | 12 948 | 50,5 | 49,5 |
| Etelä-Savo | 124 | -5 | 15 482 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| Pohjois-Savo | 147 | -10 | 25 787 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| North Karelia | 110 | -4 | 16 814 | 51,4 | 48,6 |
| Central Finland | 173 | -11 | 28 710 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| South Ostrobothnia | 187 | -6 | 22 002 | 51,7 | 48,3 |
| Ostrobothnia | 159 | -2 | 19 595 | 51,7 | 48,3 |
| Central Ostrobothnia | 65 | -2 | 8 450 | 50,2 | 49,8 |
| North Ostrobothnia | 283 | -9 | 48 983 | 51,6 | 48,4 |
| Kainuu | 57 | -4 | 8 519 | 50,3 | 49,7 |
| Lapland | 136 | -8 | 18 987 | 51,1 | 48,9 |
| Åland | 25 | 0 | 2 919 | 51,6 | 48,4 |
| Åland | 25 | 0 | 2 919 | 51,6 | 48,4 |
Source: Education Statistics. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Ms Ritva Strandberg +358 9 1734 3281, Ms Irma Suovirta +358 9 1734 3280, koulutus.tilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Mr Jari Tarkoma
Last updated 14.11.2008
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Pre-primary and comprehensive school education [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-3725. 2008. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 8.2.2012].
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