2. Population with a tertiary degree in 2001 and 2007

Tertiary degree	Field of science	Year
		2001		2007
		Total	of which women	Total	of which women
Tertiary degrees total	Fields of science total	979 020	540 369	1 109 735	626 244
Doctorate	Fields of science total	15 119	4 862	21 823	8 343
	Natural sciences	3 424	949	4 868	1 628
	Engineering and technology	1 975	238	3 275	575
	Medical and health sciences	4 846	1 932	6 309	2 981
	Agricultural sciences	654	258	824	331
	Social sciences	2 585	883	4 241	1 803
	Humanities	1 635	602	2 306	1 025
Licentiate	Fields of science total	8 630	3 078	9 057	3 639
	Natural sciences	1 818	611	1 791	666
	Engineering and technology	2 237	348	2 391	441
	Medical and health sciences	244	192	255	201
	Agricultural sciences	190	74	160	62
	Social sciences	2 708	1 144	2 970	1 460
	Humanities	1 433	709	1 490	809
Higher degree level	Fields of science total	232 540	117 378	292 745	156 464
	Natural sciences	24 645	11 717	31 125	15 108
	Engineering and technology	39 704	6 371	51 112	10 029
	Medical and health sciences	25 572	16 173	30 089	19 903
	Agricultural sciences	9 192	4 205	8 572	4 045
	Social sciences	93 385	49 953	121 250	70 011
	Humanities	40 042	28 959	50 597	37 368
Other tertiary degrees	Undefined field of science	722 731	415 051	786 110	457 798

Source: Human resources of science and technology 2007. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Marianne Kaplas (09) 1734 3421, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi

Director in charge: Leena Storgårds

Updated 22.04.2010

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Human resources of science and technology [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3244. 2008, 2. Population with a tertiary degree in 2001 and 2007 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 13.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tthv/2008/tthv_2008_2010-04-22_tau_002_en.html