Recipes for Systemic Change - Helsinki Design Lab

All Male FemaleCompleters of 9th grade of comprehensive school (2008) 64.700 33.000 31.700Continued studies in year of graduationIn upper secondary general education 50% 42% 59%In upper secondary vocational education 42% 50% 33%In 10th grade of comprehensive school 2% 2% 2%Did not continue studies 6% 6% 6%“Direct transition to further studies of completers of the 9th grade ofcomprehensive school” and “Direct transition to further studies of passersof the matriculation examination”SourceStatisticsFinland,EducationStatisticsAll Male FemalePassers of the matriculation examination (2008) 32.900 14.100 18.800Continued studies in year of graduationIn upper secondary vocational education 4% 2% 6%In polytechnic education 19% 17% 19%In university education 19% 22% 17%Did not continue studies 58% 59% 58%Students with learning disabilities already face greater challenges ineducation, and the overall number of students in special education hasincreased over the last decade. Boys outnumber girls in special educationby a ratio of nearly 2:1.SourceStatisticsFinland,EducationStatisticsComprehensive school Students % Students % Boys % GirlsTransferred to Special Education (2008) 47.300 8,40% 68,10% 31,90%Part-time Special Education (2007) 126.300 22,10% 60,60% 39,40%SourceEducationStatistics,StatisticsFinland174