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Appendix table 1. Tertiary degrees by the field of science in 1991, 2000 and 2009

Tertiary degree	Fields of science	Year (completion of degree)
		1991	2000	2009
Tertiary degrees total	Fields of science total	38 134	37 225	45 931
Doctorate	Fields of science total	542	1 142	1 642
	Natural sciences	121	245	317
	Engineering and technology	78	152	302
	Medical and health sciences	187	330	384
	Agricultural sciences	13	43	70
	Social sciences	80	234	384
	Humanities	63	138	185
Licentiate	Fields of science total	615	746	307
	Natural sciences	136	177	53
	Engineering and technology	154	145	60
	Medical and health sciences	22	27	6
	Agricultural sciences	18	9	6
	Social sciences	167	269	139
	Humanities	118	119	43
Higher-level tertiary degree	Fields of science total	10 161	12 404	12 048
	Natural sciences	877	1 377	980
	Engineering and technology	1 538	2 009	2 764
	Medical and health sciences	1 626	1 661	1 960
	Agricultural sciences	213	219	307
	Social sciences	4 241	4 980	4 109
	Humanities	1 666	2 158	1 928
Other tertiary degrees	Fields of science total	26 816	22 933	31 934

Source: Human resources of science and technology 2009. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Marianne Kaplas (09) 1734 3421, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi

Director in charge: Leena Storgårds

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Updated 24.3.2011