| Question | 9 years | 15 years | Sources used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 How many children are aged: | 60,978 | 58,777 | Statistics Finland – Vipunen; a statistical service of the education administration, www.vipunen.fi | |
| 2 How many pupils are enrolled in all formal educational settings aged: | 60,598 | 58,777 | Statistics Finland – Vipunen, https://vipunen.fi/fi-fi | Few pupils begin school at age 8. |
| 3 How many pupils are out of any formal educational settings aged: | 380 | 0 | Statistics Finland – Vipunen, www.vipunen.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. 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: | 60,208 | 58,210 | Statistics Finland, http://www.tilastokeskus.fi/ | This is a proxy. There is no exact data by one year age allocation. In 2015, there were 2,339 pupils with special educational needs (SEN) educated in separate special schools in ISCED level 1 and 1,829 pupils with SEN in ISCED level 2. |
| 5 How many pupils are enrolled and educated in mainstream classes with their non-disabled peers for at least 80% of the time in: | 58,179 | 55,656 | Statistics Finland, http://www.tilastokeskus.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 SEN who receive 51%–79% of their teaching in mainstream classes. |