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Appendix table 2. Students and employed students aged at least 18 years by level of education and age in 2010
Level of education | Students total | Employed students | 18 years | 19 years | 20 years | 21 years | 22 years | 23 years | 24 years | 25 years- | |
% | |||||||||||
Upper secondary general education | 46 995 | 13 669 | 29,1 | 7 303 | 3 080 | 678 | 381 | 299 | 213 | 170 | 1 545 |
Upper secondary vocational education | 225 436 | 126 794 | 56,2 | 7 728 | 4 794 | 3 982 | 4 651 | 4 737 | 4 064 | 3 914 | 92 924 |
Post-secondary non-higher vocational education | 80 | 80 | 100,0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80 |
Polytechnic degree (Bachelor) | 132 217 | 75 586 | 57,2 | 48 | 2 172 | 4 670 | 7 139 | 8 499 | 7 640 | 6 640 | 38 778 |
Lower university degree (Bachelor) | 103 576 | 56 504 | 54,6 | 53 | 1 347 | 2 744 | 4 380 | 4 996 | 4 691 | 4 162 | 34 131 |
Higher polytechnic degree (Master) | 6 580 | 6 155 | 93,5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 154 |
Higher university degree (Master) | 41 372 | 26 785 | 64,7 | - | 26 | 108 | 221 | 510 | 1 249 | 2 124 | 22 547 |
Specialisation in medicine, veterinary medicine and dentistry | 3 555 | 3 345 | 94,1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 345 |
Licentiate's degree | 2 526 | 2 138 | 84,6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 137 |
Doctoral degree | 18 362 | 14 854 | 80,9 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | 52 | 14 786 |
Total | 580 699 | 325 910 | 56,1 | 15 132 | 11 419 | 12 182 | 16 772 | 19 045 | 17 870 | 17 063 | 216 427 |
Per cent of age group | 23,7 | 33,0 | 37,0 | 46,0 | 50,1 | 52,3 | 55,4 | 69,8 |
Source: Education 2012. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Ritva Kaukonen 09 1734 3311, koulutustilastot@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 20.3.2012
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
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Appendix table 2. Students and employed students aged at least 18 years by level of education and age in 2010
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