Appendix table 3. Population with a tertiary degree by principal activity in 2009

		Principal activity
Tertiary degree	Field of science	16–74 year old population	In labour force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in labour force
Tertiary degrees total	Fields of science total	1 166 432	944 123	888 451	55 672	222 309
Doctorate	Fields of science total	24 371	20 584	20 039	545	3 787
	Natural sciences	5 386	4 470	4 298	172	916
	Engineering and technology	3 717	3 302	3 214	88	415
	Medical and health sciences	6 900	5 855	5 798	57	1 045
	Agricultural sciences	911	753	732	21	158
	Social sciences	4 878	4 135	4 021	114	743
	Humanities	2 579	2 069	1 976	93	510
Licentiate	Fields of science total	9 083	7 050	6 711	339	2 033
	Natural sciences	1 793	1 315	1 233	82	478
	Engineering and technology	2 394	1 967	1 881	86	427
	Medical and health sciences	249	193	192	1	56
	Agricultural sciences	160	119	112	7	41
	Social sciences	3 053	2 415	2 330	85	638
	Humanities	1 434	1 041	963	78	393
Higher-level tertiary degree	Fields of science total	319 713	272 643	259 941	12 702	47 070
	Natural sciences	34 213	28 775	27 097	1 678	5 438
	Engineering and technology	55 274	48 073	45 498	2 575	7 201
	Medical and health sciences	32 408	27 985	27 651	334	4 423
	Agricultural sciences	9 135	7 345	7 052	293	1 790
	Social sciences	133 611	115 897	111 157	4 740	17 714
	Humanities	55 072	44 568	41 486	3 082	10 504
Other tertiary degrees	Field of science undefined	813 265	643 846	601 760	42 086	169 419

Source: Human resources of science and technology 2010. Statistics Finland

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Director in charge: Leena Storgårds

Updated 22.03.2012

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Human resources of science and technology [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3244. 2010, Appendix table 3. Population with a tertiary degree by principal activity in 2009 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 27.12.2024].
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