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Published: 11 June 2010
Number of students in upper secondary general school continued to decrease
According to Statistics Finland, a total of 112,100 students attended upper secondary general school education leading to qualification in 2009. The number of students continued to decrease and was nearly two per cent lower than the year before. Fifty-seven per cent of the students in upper secondary general school education leading to a qualification were women. Upper secondary education was offered at 398 upper secondary schools and 43 other educational institutions.
Students in upper secondary general education by region in 2009
Region of studying | Total | Men | Women |
Whole country, total 1) | 112 088 | 48 149 | 63 939 |
Continental Finland | 111 621 | 47 965 | 63 656 |
Uusimaa | 35 019 | 15 668 | 19 351 |
Itä-Uusimaa | 1 636 | 743 | 893 |
Varsinais-Suomi | 8 813 | 3 673 | 5 140 |
Satakunta | 4 206 | 1 729 | 2 477 |
Kanta-Häme | 3 032 | 1 326 | 1 706 |
Pirkanmaa | 10 360 | 4 398 | 5 962 |
Päijät-Häme | 3 881 | 1 650 | 2 231 |
Kymenlaakso | 3 029 | 1 250 | 1 779 |
South Karelia | 2 288 | 979 | 1 309 |
Etelä-Savo | 3 368 | 1 346 | 2 022 |
Pohjois-Savo | 5 018 | 1 984 | 3 034 |
North Karelia | 3 036 | 1 342 | 1 694 |
Central Finland | 5 068 | 2 196 | 2 872 |
South Ostrobothnia | 3 722 | 1 636 | 2 086 |
Ostrobothnia | 3 424 | 1 405 | 2 019 |
Central Ostrobothnia | 1 427 | 564 | 863 |
North Ostrobothnia | 8 613 | 3 672 | 4 941 |
Kainuu | 1 831 | 855 | 976 |
Lapland | 3 850 | 1 549 | 2 301 |
Åland | 411 | 159 | 252 |
Åland | 411 | 159 | 252 |
A total of 32,643 students passed the matriculation examination in 2009. Their number was 0.2 per cent up from the year before. In addition, the International Baccalaureate examination was passed by 342 students in 15 upper secondary schools, the Reifeprüfung by 39 students in the Helsingin saksalainen koulu (the German School of Helsinki) and the gymnasieexamen by 10 students in the Ålands lyceum.
Source: Education 2009. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Pirkko Kumpulainen (09) 1734 3580, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
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Updated 11.06.2010
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Upper secondary general school education [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-165X. 2009. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/lop/2009/lop_2009_2010-06-11_tie_001_en.html