According to the preliminary data of the State Statistical Office, the number of students at the end of the school year 2011/2012 was lower both in regular primary and lower secondary and in upper secondary education.
In the regular primary and lower secondary schools, there were 197 859 students at the end of the school year 2011/2012, which is a decrease of 2.0% compared to the previous school year.
The number of students in the regular upper secondary schools at the end of the school year 2011/2012 was 91 167, which is 1.8% less compared to the previous school year.