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Appendix table 9. Employed persons aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2007 - 2015

  Employed, 1000 persons
Year
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Sex Level of education                  
Both sexes total Total 2 492 2 531 2 457 2 447 2 474 2 483 2 457 2 447 2 437
Upper secondary education (3) 1 138 1 155 1 120 1 116 1 120 1 139 1 120 1 103 1 098
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) 918 942 942 965 997 1 003 1 025 1 043 1 057
- lowest level tertiary education (5) 367 364 354 351 351 326 308 300 293
- lower university level (6) 269 282 283 294 315 335 355 366 382
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) 281 297 305 319 331 342 362 377 382
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown 436 434 395 367 357 342 312 302 282
Males Total 1 289 1 315 1 255 1 259 1 278 1 277 1 261 1 254 1 249
Upper secondary education (3) 627 639 614 614 622 632 623 608 607
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) 406 419 410 427 438 438 449 457 461
- lowest level tertiary education (5) 140 142 133 133 134 122 116 116 112
- lower university level (6) 128 133 130 136 147 157 165 166 174
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) 138 144 147 158 157 158 168 175 175
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown 256 257 230 218 217 208 189 190 180
Females Total 1 202 1 216 1 202 1 188 1 196 1 206 1 195 1 193 1 188
Upper secondary education (3) 511 516 506 502 498 507 497 495 491
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) 511 524 532 538 558 565 575 586 595
- lowest level tertiary education (5) 228 222 221 218 217 203 192 184 181
- lower university level (6) 140 149 154 158 168 178 190 200 207
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) 143 153 157 162 173 184 193 202 207
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown 180 176 165 149 139 134 123 112 102

Source: Labour Force Survey 2016. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Hanna Sutela 029 551 2907, Liisa Larja 029 551 3461, tyovoimatutkimus@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 12.4.2017

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. Time series data 2007-2016 2016, Appendix table 9. Employed persons aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2007 - 2015 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2016/13/tyti_2016_13_2017-04-12_tau_009_en.html