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Appendix table 1. Main type of activity of graduates one year after graduation at the end of 2016

Level of education Graduates, total 2015 Employed, total Full-time students Unemployed Others Of the employed studying while working 1)
  %   %   %   %   %   %
Total 142 573 100,0 94 546 66,3 19 969 14,0 18 091 12,7 9 967 7,0 21 210 14,9
Matriculation examination 28 067 100,0 12 277 43,7 10 514 37,5 2 023 7,2 3 253 11,6 6 004 21,4
Upper secondary vocational qualification 63 686 100,0 41 678 65,4 4 935 7,7 12 268 19,3 4 805 7,5 6 018 9,4
University of applied sciences degree (Bachelor) 22 429 100,0 18 586 82,9 854 3,8 2 105 9,4 884 3,9 1 750 7,8
Lower university degree (Bachelor) 9 856 100,0 6 351 64,4 3 255 33,0 150 1,5 100 1,0 5 437 55,2
Higher university of applied sciences degree (Master) 2 288 100,0 2 160 94,4 19 0,8 82 3,6 27 1,2 152 6,6
Higher university degree (Master) 14 503 100,0 12 057 83,1 370 2,6 1 326 9,1 750 5,2 1 725 11,9
Specialist training of doctors 17 100,0 16 94,1 - - - - 1 5,9 4 23,5
Licentiate's degree 113 100,0 93 82,3 4 3,5 7 6,2 9 8,0 46 40,7
Doctor's degree 1 614 100,0 1 328 82,3 18 1,1 130 8,1 138 8,6 74 4,6
1) Included in the total employed

Source: Education 2018. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Anna Loukkola 029 551 3678, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 25.1.2018

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Transition from school to further education and work [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-9469. 2016, Appendix table 1. Main type of activity of graduates one year after graduation at the end of 2016 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 22.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/sijk/2016/sijk_2016_2018-01-25_tau_001_en.html