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Appendix table 9. Employed person aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2002 - 2010

  Employed, 1000 persons
Year
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Sex Level of education                  
Both sexes total Total 2 372 2 365 2 365 2 401 2 443 2 492 2 531 2 457 2 447
Upper secondary education (3) 1 038 1 035 1 049 1 095 1 120 1 138 1 155 1 120 1 116
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) 807 822 838 855 880 918 942 942 965
- lowest level tertiary education (5) 403 396 394 389 378 367 364 354 351
- lower university level (6) 174 191 205 219 243 269 282 283 294
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) 230 234 239 247 259 281 297 305 319
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown 527 508 477 451 444 436 434 395 367
Males Total 1 229 1 227 1 229 1 243 1 266 1 289 1 315 1 255 1 259
Upper secondary education (3) 560 566 576 598 615 627 639 614 614
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) 371 375 380 383 390 406 419 410 427
- lowest level tertiary education (5) 162 153 151 152 144 140 142 133 133
- lower university level (6) 93 104 108 106 118 128 133 130 136
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) 116 119 121 125 128 138 144 147 158
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown 297 286 273 263 261 256 257 230 218
Females Total 1 144 1 137 1 136 1 158 1 178 1 202 1 216 1 202 1 188
Upper secondary education (3) 478 469 474 497 505 511 516 506 502
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) 435 446 458 473 490 511 524 532 538
- lowest level tertiary education (5) 241 244 243 237 234 228 222 221 218
- lower university level (6) 81 88 97 113 125 140 149 154 158
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) 114 115 118 122 131 143 153 157 162
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown 230 222 204 188 183 180 176 165 149

Source: Labour force survey 2011. Statistics Finland

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Updated 6.11.2012

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. Time series data 2002-2011 2011, Appendix table 9. Employed person aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2002 - 2010 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 23.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2011/15/tyti_2011_15_2012-11-06_tau_009_en.html