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Appendix table 1. Employment of students aged at least 18 years in 2017 and the share of employed students of all students in 2005-2017

Sector of education Students total 2017 Employed students 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
    % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Upper secondary general education 43 165 13 582 31,5 27,0 26,0 25,8 27,4 28,4 30,1 29,1 27,6 32,3 31,6 29,8 30,0
Vocational education 240 147 126 479 52,7 49,7 47,8 48,2 49,8 53,2 57,4 56,3 56,6 62,0 62,1 58,6 56,2
University of applied sciences education 141 234 81 661 57,8 55,2 54,3 54,3 56,3 57,1 59,4 58,9 56,8 59,5 58,5 55,8 53,6
University education 153 261 86 109 56,2 55,2 55,0 56,3 57,9 58,4 61,2 61,2 59,6 61,4 60,9 59,1 57,5
Total 577 807 307 831 53,3 50,8 49,7 50,3 52,0 53,7 56,9 56,1 55,2 58,7 58,3 55,6 53,6

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Vesa Hämäläinen 029 551 2594, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma


Updated 14.3.2019

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment of students [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-0017. 2017, Appendix table 1. Employment of students aged at least 18 years in 2017 and the share of employed students of all students in 2005-2017 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 16.11.2024].
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