4. Comprehensive school pupils transferred to special education by ground for decision of acceptance or transfer in 2009
| Ground for decision of acceptance or transfer |
Pre-primary education |
Year-classes 1–6 |
Year-classes 7–9 |
Additiona education |
Total | Change from previous year |
Change from previous year, % |
Boys | Girls |
| Severely delayed development | 328 | 1 709 | 953 | 75 | 3 065 | –372 | –10,8 | 1 888 | 1 177 |
| – of whom most severely handicapped | 138 | 755 | 443 | 33 | 1 369 | 106 | 8,4 | .. | .. |
| Slightly delayed development | 221 | 3 906 | 3 909 | 81 | 8 117 | –408 | –4,8 | 4 951 | 3 166 |
| Cerebral dysfunction, physical disability or similar | 94 | 4 729 | 2 550 | 40 | 7 413 | 238 | 3,3 | 5 317 | 2 096 |
| Emotional disturbance or social maladjustment | 17 | 3 383 | 2 562 | 47 | 6 009 | 158 | 2,7 | 5 031 | 978 |
| Learning difficulties related to autism or the Asperger's syndrome | 45 | 837 | 495 | 17 | 1 394 | –14 | –1,0 | 1 164 | 230 |
| Learning difficulties caused by impaired linguistic development (dysphasia) | 437 | 5 864 | 3 429 | 19 | 9 749 | 240 | 2,5 | 6 528 | 3 221 |
| Visual impairment | 14 | 154 | 104 | 8 | 280 | –33 | –10,5 | 177 | 103 |
| Hearing impairment | 22 | 243 | 156 | 3 | 424 | –18 | –4,1 | 254 | 170 |
| Other reason | 150 | 5 257 | 5 262 | 48 | 10 717 | 120 | 1,1 | 6 953 | 3 764 |
| Total | 1 328 | 26 082 | 19 420 | 338 | 47 168 | –89 | –0,2 | 32 263 | 14 905 |
| Share of pupils in comprehensive school, % | 10,0 | 7,5 | 10,1 | 26,8 | 8,5 | . | . | 11,4 | 5,5 |
| Number of pupils in comprehensive school on 20 Sept 2009 | 13 322 | 347 060 | 191 684 | 1 263 | 553 329 | –7 732 | –1,4 | 283 647 | 269 682 |
Source: Education 2009. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Riikka Rautanen (09) 1734 2375, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 11.6.2010
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