3. Population with a tertiary degree by principal activity in 2007

Tertiary degree	Fields of science	Principal activity total
Tertiary degree	Fields of science	Principal activity	In labour force	Employed	Unemployed	Not in labour force
Tertiary degrees total	Fields of science total	1 109 735	908 096	869 100	38 996	201 639
Doctorate	Fields of science total	21 823	18 472	18 047	425	3 351
	Natural sciences	4 868	4 053	3 913	140	815
	Engineering and technology	3 275	2 916	2 879	37	359
	Medical and health sciences	6 309	5 389	5 340	49	920
	Agricultural sciences	824	673	651	22	151
	Social sciences	4 241	3 640	3 532	108	601
	Humanities	2 306	1 801	1 732	69	505
Licentiate	Fields of science total	9 057	7 263	6 950	313	1 794
	Natural sciences	1 791	1 387	1 319	68	404
	Engineering and technology	2 391	2 039	1 973	66	352
	Medical and health sciences	255	203	200	3	52
	Agricultural sciences	160	119	111	8	41
	Social sciences	2 970	2 411	2 332	79	559
	Humanities	1 490	1 104	1 015	89	386
Higher degree level	Fields of science total	292 745	250 309	241 601	8 708	42 436
	Natural sciences	31 125	26 195	24 981	1 214	4 930
	Engineering and technology	51 112	44 970	43 664	1 306	6 142
	Medical and health sciences	30 089	25 976	25 727	249	4 113
	Agricultural sciences	8 572	6 887	6 628	259	1 685
	Social sciences	121 250	105 788	102 514	3 274	15 462
	Humanities	50 597	40 493	38 087	2 406	10 104
Other tertiary degrees	Undefined field of science	786 110	632 052	602 502	29 550	154 058

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, 3. Population with a tertiary degree by principal activity in 2007 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 13.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tthv/2008/tthv_2008_2010-04-22_tau_003_en.html