As of 2024, the capital region of Uusimaa had roughly 180,600 pupils and was therefore, the region with the most pupils in Finland. There were almost 55,000 pupils in the Pirkanmaa and over 50,000 in North Ostrobothnia regions, while the region of Varsinais-Suomi had more than 45,700 pupils that year.
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Number of pupils in comprehensive schools in Finland in 2024, by region
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.
Numbers include Comprehensive schools, Comprehensive school level special education schools, and Comprehensive and upper secondary schools.
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Statistics Finland. (February 25, 2025). Number of pupils in comprehensive schools in Finland in 2024, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/526175/finland-number-of-pupils-in-comprehensive-schools-by-region/
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