Appendix table 1. Main type of activity of graduates one year after graduation at the end of 2020
| Level of education | Graduates, total 2019 | Employed, total | Full-time students | Unemployed | Others | 1) Of the employed studying while working | ||||||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |||||||
| Total | 139 360 | 100,0 | 94 132 | 67,5 | 20 335 | 14,6 | 15 575 | 11,2 | 9 318 | 6,7 | 18 922 | 13,6 |
| Matriculation examination or other general upper secondary education | 27 417 | 100,0 | 10 971 | 40,0 | 11 101 | 40,5 | 2 266 | 8,3 | 3 079 | 11,2 | 4 297 | 15,7 |
| Vocational upper secondary education and training qualification | 43 111 | 100,0 | 26 767 | 62,1 | 3 767 | 8,7 | 8 518 | 19,8 | 4 059 | 9,4 | 3 586 | 8,3 |
| Further qualification | 10 771 | 100,0 | 8 697 | 80,7 | 390 | 3,6 | 1 277 | 11,9 | 407 | 3,8 | 1 089 | 10,1 |
| Specialist qualification | 3 576 | 100,0 | 3 234 | 90,4 | 43 | 1,2 | 250 | 7,0 | 49 | 1,4 | 396 | 11,1 |
| Post-secondary non-higher vocational qualification | 24 | 100,0 | 14 | 58,3 | 4 | 16,7 | 2 | 8,3 | 4 | 16,7 | 5 | 20,8 |
| University of applied sciences degree (Bachelor) | 23 335 | 100,0 | 20 022 | 85,8 | 707 | 3,0 | 1 859 | 8,0 | 747 | 3,2 | 1 761 | 7,5 |
| Lower university degree (Bachelor) | 10 812 | 100,0 | 6 582 | 60,9 | 3 941 | 36,5 | 178 | 1,6 | 111 | 1,0 | 5 750 | 53,2 |
| Higher university of applied sciences degree (Master) | 3 236 | 100,0 | 3 006 | 92,9 | 36 | 1,1 | 144 | 4,4 | 50 | 1,5 | 213 | 6,6 |
| Higher university degree (Master) | 15 488 | 100,0 | 13 478 | 87,0 | 328 | 2,1 | 999 | 6,5 | 683 | 4,4 | 1 749 | 11,3 |
| Specialist training of doctors | 20 | 100,0 | 18 | 90,0 | 1 | 5,0 | - | - | 1 | 5,0 | 3 | 15,0 |
| Licentiate's degree | 74 | 100,0 | 65 | 87,8 | 5 | 6,8 | 1 | 1,4 | 3 | 4,1 | 12 | 16,2 |
| Doctoral or equivalent level | 1 496 | 100,0 | 1 278 | 85,4 | 12 | 0,8 | 81 | 5,4 | 125 | 8,4 | 61 | 4,1 |
Source: Education 2021. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Anna Loukkola 029 551 3678, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Head of Department in charge: Hannele Orjala
Updated 20.1.2022
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Appendix table 1. Main type of activity of graduates one year after graduation at the end of 2020
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