Appendix table 1. Main type of activity of graduates one year after graduation at the end of 2014
Level of education | Graduates, total 2013 | Employed, total | Of the employed studying while working | Full-time students | Unemployed | Others | ||||||
% | % | % | % | % | % | |||||||
Total | 134 924 | 100,0 | 88 841 | 65,8 | 20 610 | 15,3 | 19 655 | 14,6 | 17 666 | 13,1 | 8 762 | 6,5 |
Matriculation examination | 28 679 | 100,0 | 12 319 | 43,0 | 6 802 | 23,7 | 11 474 | 40,0 | 1 938 | 6,8 | 2 948 | 10,3 |
Upper secondary vocational qualification | 59 119 | 100,0 | 38 345 | 64,9 | 5 522 | 9,3 | 4 527 | 7,7 | 12 101 | 20,5 | 4 146 | 7,0 |
Post-secondary non-higher vocational qualification | 68 | 100,0 | 67 | 98,5 | 16 | 23,5 | 0 | - | 1 | 1,5 | 0 | - |
Polytechnic degree (Bachelor) | 21 626 | 100,0 | 17 916 | 82,8 | 1 675 | 7,7 | 880 | 4,1 | 2 111 | 9,8 | 719 | 3,3 |
Lower university degree (Bachelor) | 7 465 | 100,0 | 4 952 | 66,3 | 4 144 | 55,5 | 2 322 | 31,1 | 123 | 1,6 | 68 | 0,9 |
Higher polytechnic degree (Master) | 1 915 | 100,0 | 1 801 | 94,0 | 118 | 6,2 | 9 | 0,5 | 80 | 4,2 | 25 | 1,3 |
Higher university degree (Master) | 13 849 | 100,0 | 11 514 | 83,1 | 2 021 | 14,6 | 415 | 3,0 | 1 204 | 8,7 | 716 | 5,2 |
Specialist training of doctors | 525 | 100,0 | 518 | 98,7 | 131 | 25,0 | 4 | 0,8 | 1 | 0,2 | 2 | 0,4 |
Licentiate's degree | 173 | 100,0 | 148 | 85,5 | 62 | 35,8 | 4 | 2,3 | 12 | 6,9 | 9 | 5,2 |
Doctor's degree | 1 505 | 100,0 | 1 261 | 83,8 | 119 | 7,9 | 20 | 1,3 | 95 | 6,3 | 129 | 8,6 |
Source: Education 2016. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Anna Loukkola 029 551 3678, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 26.1.2016
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Appendix table 1. Main type of activity of graduates one year after graduation at the end of 2014
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