Finland - 2014_2015 - Table 1

Question ISCED 1 ISCED 2 Sources used Notes
1 How many school aged children are there at: 361,413 174,478 Statistics Finland – Vipunen: a statistical service of the education administration, https://vipunen.fi/fi-fi/_layouts/15/xlviewer.aspx?id=/fi-fi/Raportit/V%C3%A4est%C3%B6%20-%20ik%C3%A4ryhm%C3%A4.xlsb
2 How many pupils are enrolled in all formal educational settings in: 359,461 174,724 Statistics Finland – Vipunen, https://vipunen.fi/fi-fi/_layouts/15/xlviewer.aspx?id=/fi-fi/Raportit/Esi-%20ja%20perusopetus%20-%20luokittain%20-%20maakunta.xlsb
3 How many pupils are out of any formal educational settings in: 1,952 0 Statistics Finland – Vipunen, https://vipunen.fi/fi-fi There is no exact data for this. In this data, Question 2 has been subtracted from Question 1 to get an estimate of the out-of-school children. Some pupils repeat their current grade, which might explain the situation in ISCED level 2. In Finland, almost every child takes part in the formal education system.
4 How many pupils are enrolled in mainstream formal educational settings with their non-disabled peers in: 357,122 172,895 Statistics Finland – Vipunen, https://vipunen.fi/fi-fi
5 How many pupils are enrolled and educated in mainstream classes with their non-disabled peers for at least 80% of the time in: 344,494 165,761 Statistics Finland – Vipunen, https://vipunen.fi/fi-fi This is a proxy – no exact data is available. The Finnish data collection proxy counts pupil groups where 'all teaching in provided in a general education group' and where '51 to 99 percent of teaching is provided in a general education group'. This means that the proxy also includes those pupils with special educational needs who receive 51%–79% of their teaching in mainstream classes.