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Appendix table 3. Students and employed students aged at least 18 years by level of education and age in 2013

Level of education Students total Employed students total Age
      % 18 years 19 years 20 years 21 years 22 years 23 years 24 years 25 years-
Upper secondary general education 45 171 12 399 27,4 6 839 2 845 526 298 257 197 162 1 275
Upper secondary vocational education 225 479 112 215 49,8 7 020 4 955 3 603 4 490 4 575 4 365 3 930 79 277
Post-secondary non-higher vocational education 21 20 95,2 - - - - - - - 20
Polytechnic degree (Bachelor) 130 237 70 740 54,3 31 1 878 4 272 6 465 7 606 7 448 6 326 36 714
Lower university degree (Bachelor) 93 199 47 047 50,5 33 1 291 2 723 4 035 4 289 4 172 3 693 26 811
Higher polytechnic degree (Master) 8 566 7 469 87,2 - - - - - - - 7 469
Higher university degree (Master) 49 339 30 158 61,1 - 23 97 172 456 1 241 2 279 25 890
Specialisation in medicine, veterinary medicine and dentistry 4 352 4 067 93,5 - - - - - - - 4 067
Licentiate’s degree 1 624 1 325 81,6 - - - - - - - 1 325
Doctoral degree 18 655 14 174 76,0 - - - - - 11 57 14 106
Total 576 643 299 614 52,0 13 923 10 992 11 221 15 460 17 183 17 434 16 447 196 954

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Tarja Seppänen 029 551 3220, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala

Updated 19.3.2015

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment of students [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-0017. 2013, Appendix table 3. Students and employed students aged at least 18 years by level of education and age in 2013 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 6.11.2025].
Access method: http://stat.fi/til/opty/2013/opty_2013_2015-03-19_tau_003_en.html