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Appendix table 2. Students and employed students aged at least 18 years by level of education and age in 2009
Level of education | Students total | Employed students | 18 years | 19 years | 20 years | 21 years | 22 years | 23 years | 24 years | 25 years- | |
% | |||||||||||
Upper secondary general education | 46 562 | 12 849 | 27,6 | 6 686 | 2 896 | 614 | 361 | 267 | 188 | 149 | 1 688 |
Upper secondary vocational education | 225 565 | 127 705 | 56,6 | 6 701 | 4 690 | 3 598 | 4 304 | 4 145 | 4 242 | 4 016 | 96 009 |
Post-secondary non-higher vocational education | 46 | 46 | 100,0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 |
Polytechnic degree (Bachelor) | 129 449 | 71 580 | 55,3 | 32 | 2 148 | 4 420 | 6 847 | 7 505 | 7 446 | 6 568 | 36 614 |
Lower university degree (Bachelor) | 97 428 | 50 252 | 51,6 | 43 | 1 317 | 2 608 | 4 247 | 4 526 | 4 466 | 4 099 | 28 946 |
Higher polytechnic degree (Master) | 5 544 | 5 153 | 92,9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 152 |
Higher university degree (Master) | 47 600 | 30 879 | 64,9 | 1 | 18 | 90 | 205 | 435 | 1 077 | 2 150 | 26 903 |
Specialisation in medicine, veterinary medicine and dentistry | 2 940 | 2 751 | 93,6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 751 |
Licentiate’s degree | 2 785 | 2 384 | 85,6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 381 |
Doctoral degree | 17 717 | 14 142 | 79,8 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 79 | 14 052 |
Total | 575 636 | 317 741 | 55,2 | 13 463 | 11 069 | 11 330 | 15 964 | 16 881 | 17 428 | 17 064 | 214 542 |
Source: Education 2011. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Ritva Kaukonen (09) 1734 3311, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 15.3.2011
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Employment of students [e-publication].
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Appendix table 2. Students and employed students aged at least 18 years by level of education and age in 2009
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 23.11.2024].
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