Finland - 2012
Poorer educational performance by certain groups?
- Code:
- RED77
- Key Area:
- Education
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
Yes, migrant pupils have poorer educational performance than the majority population. |
| Qualitative Info |
According to a study carried out by the National Board for Education, the average educational performance of migrant pupils (i.e. native tongue other than Finnish or Swedish) are poorer than of pupils whose native tongue is Finnish or Swedish. The study was published in 2008.
A Eurostat study discloses that the share of low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics and science among the majority population is 8 per cent. The corresponding share among the foreign-born pupils 26 per cent. |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Education |
| External Url | www.oph.fi/download/46518_maahanmuuttajaoppilaat_ja_koulutus.pdf / http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-RA-11-009/EN/KS-RA-11-009-EN.PDF |
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