Appendix table 2. Language choices of comprehensive school pupils in 2011, girls
| Compulsory language A1 | Optional language A2 | Compulsory language B1 | Elective language B2 | Girls total | Share of girls in grades 1-6 % | Share of girls in grades 7-9 % | ||
| Grades | Studied language | |||||||
| Grades 1-6 | English | 105 305 | 7 150 | - | - | 112 455 | 66.5 | - |
| Swedish | 1 431 | 6 440 | - | - | 7 871 | 4.7 | - | |
| Finnish | 6 839 | 462 | - | - | 7 301 | 4.3 | - | |
| French | 1 394 | 2 790 | - | - | 4 184 | 2.5 | - | |
| German | 1 577 | 5 065 | - | - | 6 642 | 3.9 | - | |
| Russian | 538 | 670 | - | - | 1 208 | 0.7 | - | |
| Spanish | 95 | 375 | - | - | 470 | 0.3 | - | |
| Italian | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | - | |
| Sami | 0 | 115 | - | - | 115 | 0.1 | - | |
| Other | 122 | 10 | - | - | 132 | 0.1 | - | |
| Grades 7-9 | English | 81 172 | 6 701 | 127 | 55 | 88 055 | - | 99.6 |
| Swedish | 1 538 | 6 699 | 73 661 | 1 | 81 899 | - | 92.6 | |
| Finnish | 4 562 | 572 | 112 | 0 | 5 246 | - | 5.9 | |
| French | 688 | 2 208 | 157 | 4 674 | 7 727 | - | 8.7 | |
| German | 876 | 4 685 | 163 | 5 420 | 11 144 | - | 12.6 | |
| Russian | 316 | 274 | - | 1 324 | 1 914 | - | 2.2 | |
| Spanish | 0 | 179 | - | 2 002 | 2 181 | - | 2.5 | |
| Italian | 0 | 0 | - | 39 | 39 | - | 0.0 | |
| Sami | 0 | 17 | - | 12 | 29 | - | 0.0 | |
| Latin | 0 | 0 | - | 295 | 295 | - | 0.3 | |
| Other | 15 | 0 | - | 38 | 53 | - | 0.1 | |
Source: Education. Statistics Finland
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Updated 25.5.2012
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Subject choices of students [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-1056. Subject choices of comprehensive school pupils 2011,
Appendix table 2. Language choices of comprehensive school pupils in 2011, girls
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 18.4.2024].
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