Finland: number of pupils by region 2021

As of 2021, the capital region of Uusimaa had roughly 173 thousand pupils and was therefore, the region with the most pupils in Finland. There were nearly 56 thousand pupils in the Pirkanmaa and 52 thousand in North Ostrobothnia regions, while the region of Varsinais-Suomi had over 45 thousand pupils that year.

Number of pupils in comprehensive schools in Finland in 2021, by region

Characteristic	Number of pupils
Uusimaa	172,603
Pirkanmaa	55,534
North Ostrobothnia	52,223
Varsinais-Suomi	45,353
Central Finland	27,965
North Savo	23,599
South Ostrobothnia	21,156
Satakunta	20,714
Päijät-Häme	19,874
Ostrobothnia	19,443
Lapland	17,298
Kanta-Häme	17,142
North Karelia	14,688
Kymenlaakso	14,362
South Karelia	11,314
South Savo	11,254
Central Ostrobothnia	8,367
Kainuu	6,668
Åland	3,075

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Release date

March 2022

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Finland

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

Comprehensive schools are schools providing compulsory nine-year general education. These include lower comprehensive school grades 1-6 and upper comprehensive school grades 7-9.

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