Finland Data

The EASIE data collection takes place every two years. Country data is added to this website as and when it becomes available. The default view is the most recent school year available.

The data is presented in tables, focusing on different aspects of inclusive education. Unless stated otherwise in the notes, the data displayed is from the selected school year.

Where data is not displayed, the following reasons have been given: 'M' for missing data and 'NA' where data is not applicable.

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2016/2017 Data:

Table 1: Population and enrolment
Table 2: Age samples
Table 3: Children/learners with an official decision of SEN

Question	ISCED 02			ISCED 1			ISCED 2			ISCED 3
Question	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:
1.1 Actual population of children/learners at:	125,789	120,502	246,291 1.1	184,572	176,841	361,413 1.2	89,417	85,061	174,478 1.3	91,524	88,042	179,566 1.4
1.2 Children/learners enrolled in all formal educational settings at:	105,366	100,914	206,280 2.1	184,100	175,535	359,635 2.2	91,042	86,232	177,274 2.3	83,828	81,419	165,247 2.4
1.3 Children/learners out of formal educational settings at:	639	607	1,246 3.1	472	1,306	1,778 3.2	1,625	1,171	2,796 3.3	7,696	6,623	14,319 3.4
1.4 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream formal educational settings at:	M	M	M 4.1	182,589	174,888	357,477 4.2	89,811	85,705	175,516 4.3	M	M	M 4.4
1.5 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream groups/classes for at least 80% of the time at:	M	M	M 5.1	173,405	170,952	344,357 5.2	84,662	83,498	168,160 5.3	M	M	M 5.4

Sources and notes:

^1.1 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
Notes: Children at ages 3–6 years.
^1.2 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
Notes: Ages 7–12 years.
^1.3 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
Notes: Ages 13–15 years.
^1.4 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
Notes: Ages 16–18 years.
^2.1 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
Notes: In Finland, the enrolment rate in early childhood education and care is below the OECD average. These numbers mean an 83.8% enrolment rate, which is the case in Finland for the age group of 3–6-year-olds.
^2.2 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
^2.3 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
^2.4 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
Notes: There are around 1,100 learners aged 18 already in tertiary education or at bachelor's degree or equivalent level education. Some are working and some are taking part in education not leading to a degree.
^3.1 Notes: There is no exact data for this. In this data, 1.2 has been subtracted from 1.1.
^3.2 Notes: There is no exact data for this. In this data, 1.2 has been subtracted from 1.1 to get a rough estimate of the out-of-school children. In Finland, almost every child takes part in the formal education system.
^3.3 Notes: There is no exact data for this. In this data, 1.2 has been subtracted from 1.1 to get a rough estimate of the out-of-school children. In Finland, almost every child takes part in the formal education system.
^3.4 Notes: There is no exact data for this. In this data, 1.2 has been subtracted from 1.1.
^4.1 Notes: Incomplete data.
^4.2 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
^4.3 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
^4.4 Notes: Incomplete data.
^5.1 Notes: Incomplete data.
^5.2 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
Notes: Placement in a mainstream class implies over 50% or more.
^5.3 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
Notes: Placement in a mainstream class implies over 50% or more.
^5.4 Notes: Incomplete data.

Question	4 years			9 years			15 years			17 years
Question	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:
2.1 Population aged:	31,145	30,000	61,145 1.1	31,146	29,832	60,978 1.2	30,240	28,537	58,777 1.3	30,040	28,776	58,816 1.4
2.2. Children/learners enrolled in all formal educational settings aged:	24,689	23,781	48,470 2.1	30,402	29,230	59,632 2.2	29,722	28,029	57,751 2.3	28,849	27,610	56,459 2.4
2.3 Children/learners out of formal education aged:	M	M	M 3.1	744	602	1,346 3.2	518	508	1,026 3.3	1,191	1,166	2,357 3.4
2.4 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream formal educational settings aged:	M	M	M 4.1	M	M	M 4.2	M	M	M 4.3	M	M	M 4.4
2.5 Children/learners enrolled in mainstream groups/classes for at least 80% of the time aged:	M	M	M 5.1	M	M	M 5.2	M	M	M 5.3	M	M	M 5.4

Sources and notes:

^1.1 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
^1.2 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
^1.3 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
^1.4 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
^2.1 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
Notes: In Finland, the enrolment rate in early childhood education and care is below the OECD average. These numbers mean a 79.3% enrolment rate, which is the case in Finland for 4-year-old children.
^2.2 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
^2.3 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
^2.4 Sources: UNESCO-UIS/OECD/Eurostat (UOE)
^3.1 Notes: No data.
^3.2 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
Notes: There is no exact data for this. In this data, 2.2 has been subtracted from 2.1 to get a rough estimate of the out-of-school children. In Finland, almost every child takes part in the formal education system.
^3.3 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
Notes: There is no exact data for this. In this data, 2.2 has been subtracted from 2.1 to get a rough estimate of the out-of-school children. In Finland, almost every child takes part in the formal education system.
^3.4 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
Notes: There is no exact data for this. In this data, 2.2 has been subtracted from 2.1.
^4.1 Notes: No data.
^4.2 Notes: There is not exact data for a specific age.
^4.3 Notes: There is not exact data for a specific age.
^4.4 Notes: No data.
^5.1 Notes: No data.
^5.2 Notes: There is not exact data for a specific age.
^5.3 Notes: There is not exact data for a specific age.
^5.4 Notes: No data.

Question	ISCED 02			ISCED 1			ISCED 2			ISCED 3
Question	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:	Boys:	Girls:	Total:
3.1 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN in any form of education at:	671	287	958 1.1	16,764	7,184	23,948 1.2	11,219	4,808	16,027 1.3	13,812	10,543	24,355 1.4
3.2 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in mainstream groups/classes for at least 80% of the time at:	M	M	M 2.1	6,069	2,601	8,670 2.2	4,839	2,074	6,913 2.3	M	M	M 2.4
3.3 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate special groups/units/classes in mainstream educational settings at:	M	M	M 3.1	9,184	3,936	13,120 3.2	5,149	2,207	7,356 3.3	M	M	M 3.4
3.4 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate special (pre)schools at:	M	M	M 4.1	1,511	647	2,158 4.2	1,231	527	1,758 4.3	M	M	M 4.4
3.5 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in non-formal education at:	M	M	M 5.1	M	M	M 5.2	M	M	M 5.3	M	M	M 5.4
3.6 Children/learners with an official decision of SEN out of any form of education:	M	M	M 6.1	M	M	M 6.2	M	M	M 6.3	M	M	M 6.4

Sources and notes:

^1.1 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland) – Vipunen (Education Statistics Finland): https://vipunen.fi
Notes: Incomplete data. At the moment, there is data on children with SEN, which covers around 17% of all pre-school learners.
^1.2 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
^1.3 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
^1.4 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland) – Vipunen (Education Statistics Finland): https://vipunen.fi
Notes: Incomplete data. There is rough data on learners with SEN in vocational education.
^2.1 Notes: Incomplete data. At the moment, there is data on children with SEN, which covers around 17% of all pre-school learners.
^2.2 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
Notes: Placement in a mainstream class implies over 50% or more.
^2.3 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
Notes: Placement in a mainstream class implies over 50% or more.
^2.4 Notes: Incomplete data. There is rough data on learners with SEN in vocational education.
^3.1 Notes: Incomplete data. At the moment, there is data on children with SEN, which covers around 17% of all pre-school learners.
^3.2 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
^3.3 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
^3.4 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland) – Vipunen (Education Statistics Finland): https://vipunen.fi
Notes: Incomplete data. There is rough data on learners with SEN in vocational education.
^4.1 Notes: Incomplete data. At the moment, there is data on children with SEN, which covers around 17% of all pre-school learners.
^4.2 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
^4.3 Sources: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland): http://www.tilastokeskus.fi
^4.4 Notes: Incomplete data. There is rough data on learners with SEN in vocational education.
^5.1 Notes: Data not available.
^5.2 Notes: Data not available.
^5.3 Notes: Data not available.
^5.4 Notes: Data not available.
^6.1 Notes: Data not available.
^6.2 Notes: Data not available.
^6.3 Notes: Data not available.
^6.4 Notes: Data not available.

Finland Data

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