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Appendix table 1. Main type of activity of graduates one year after graduation at the end of 2018

Level of education	Graduates, total 2017		Employed, total		Full-time students		Unemployed		Others		Of the employed studying while working
		%		%		%		%		%		%
Total	143 057	100,0	102 269	71,5	18 784	13,1	11 438	8,0	10 566	7,4	20 588	14,4
Matriculation examination or other general upper secondary education	27 975	100,0	13 198	47,2	9 860	35,2	1 438	5,1	3 479	12,4	5 216	18,6
Vocational upper secondary education and training qualification	49 942	100,0	34 261	68,6	3 897	7,8	6 953	13,9	4 831	9,7	4 282	8,6
Further qualification	10 198	100,0	8 550	83,8	383	3,8	876	8,6	389	3,8	1 018	10,0
Specialist qualification	2 976	100,0	2 833	95,2	32	1,1	63	2,1	48	1,6	327	11,0
Post-secondary non-higher vocational qualification	22	100,0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
University of applied sciences degree (Bachelor)	22 156	100,0	19 666	88,8	657	3,0	1 116	5,0	717	3,2	1 764	8,0
Lower university degree (Bachelor)	10 903	100,0	7 008	64,3	3 616	33,2	115	1,1	164	1,5	6 030	55,3
Higher university of applied sciences degree (Master)	2 684	100,0	2 539	94,6	10	0,4	87	3,2	48	1,8	166	6,2
Higher university degree (Master)	14 417	100,0	12 666	87,9	300	2,1	720	5,0	731	5,1	1 676	11,6
Specialist training of doctors 1)	20	100,0	19	95,0	1	5,0	-	-	-	-	4	20,0
Licentiate's degree	218	100,0	194	89,0	5	2,3	10	4,6	9	4,1	30	13,8
Doctoral or equivalent level	1 546	100,0	1 326	85,8	21	1,4	55	3,6	144	9,3	74	4,8

1) Starting 1st of February 2015, professional specialisation in medicine, except for veterinary science, is no longer included in education leading to a degree.

Source: Education 2020. Statistics Finland

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Updated 23.1.2020