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Published: 16 June 2008
Students in upper secondary general school education numbered 115,250 in 2007
According to Statistics Finland, a total of 115,250 students attended upper secondary general school education leading to qualification in 2007. The number of students continued to decrease and was nearly 2 per cent lower than one 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 406 upper secondary schools and 43 other educational institutions.
Students in upper secondary general education by region in 2007
| Region of studying | Total | Men | Women | |
| Whole country, total 1) | 115,253 | 49,447 | 65,806 | |
| Continental Finland | 114,779 | 49,232 | 65,547 | |
| Uusimaa | 34,688 | 15,566 | 19,122 | |
| Itä-Uusimaa | 1,663 | 784 | 879 | |
| Varsinais-Suomi | 8,995 | 3,786 | 5,209 | |
| Satakunta | 4,668 | 1,945 | 2,723 | |
| Kanta-Häme | 3,093 | 1,335 | 1,758 | |
| Pirkanmaa | 10,045 | 4,081 | 5,964 | |
| Päijät-Häme | 4,085 | 1,725 | 2,360 | |
| Kymenlaakso | 3,226 | 1,371 | 1,855 | |
| South Karelia | 2,344 | 1,007 | 1,337 | |
| Etelä-Savo | 3,472 | 1,399 | 2,073 | |
| Pohjois-Savo | 5,551 | 2,177 | 3,374 | |
| North Karelia | 3,285 | 1,408 | 1,877 | |
| Central Finland | 5,289 | 2,369 | 2,920 | |
| South Ostrobothnia | 3,925 | 1,647 | 2,278 | |
| Ostrobothnia | 3,610 | 1,456 | 2,154 | |
| Central Ostrobothnia | 1,630 | 643 | 987 | |
| North Ostrobothnia | 8,781 | 3,811 | 4,970 | |
| Kainuu | 1,976 | 868 | 1,108 | |
| Lapland | 4,453 | 1,854 | 2,599 | |
| Åland | 431 | 192 | 239 | |
| Åland | 431 | 192 | 239 | |
| 1) Includes the Aurinkoranta upper secondary general school located abroad, which had 43 students. | ||||
A total of 33,066 students passed the matriculation examination in 2007. Their number was roughly one per cent up from the year before. In addition, the International Baccalaureate examination was passed by 335 students in 15 upper secondary schools, the Reifeprüfung by 34 students in the Helsingin saksalainen koulu (the German School of Helsinki) and the gymnasieexamen by 73 students in the Ålands lyceum.
Source: Education Statistics. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Ms Anna Loukkola +358 9 1734 3678, koulutus.tilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Mr Jari Tarkoma
Last updated 16.6.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Upper secondary general school education [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-165X. 2007. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 23.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/lop/2007/lop_2007_2008-06-16_tie_001_en.html