Finland: bullying in upper secondary education

Based on a national school health promotion study from 2021, around 92 percent of students in general upper secondary schools and 87 percent of students in vocational schools in Finland had not experienced bullying at school. Bullying was more common among students in vocational education than in general upper secondary schools. Roughly 2.9 percent of vocational school students had been bullied, while the corresponding figure among general upper secondary school students was 1.1 percent.

Share of students who have been bullied at general upper secondary and vocational schools in Finland in 2021, by frequency

Characteristic	General upper secondary schools	Vocational schools
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Release date

October 2021

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Region

Finland

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

69236 Respondents*

Age group

16-20 years

Special properties

1st and 2nd graders from upper secondary schools

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How often have you been bullied at school during this semester?"

The source adds the following information: "In this questionnaire, bullying refers to the harassment of a pupil by another pupil or a group of pupils either verbally or physically. Teasing a pupil repeatedly in ways he or she does not like is also considered bullying. An argument between two roughly equal pupils is not considered bullying."

* The number of respondents in general upper secondary schools (lukio) was 47,383 and in vocational schools (ammattikoulu) 21,853.

The source does not specify the date of the survey.

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