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Appendix table 3. Population with a tertiary degree by principal activity in 2010
Open this table as a bigger version| Tertiary degree | Field of science | 16–74 year old population | In labour force | Employed | Unemployed | Not in labour force |
| Tertiary degrees total | Fields of science total | 1 190 974 | 956 492 | 907 088 | 49 404 | 234 482 |
| Doctorate | Fields of science total | 25 528 | 21 372 | 20 793 | 579 | 4 156 |
| Natural sciences | 5 616 | 4 619 | 4 448 | 171 | 997 | |
| Engineering and technology | 3 958 | 3 488 | 3 399 | 89 | 470 | |
| Medical and health sciences | 7 131 | 5 993 | 5 928 | 65 | 1 138 | |
| Agricultural sciences | 934 | 765 | 737 | 28 | 169 | |
| Social sciences | 5 187 | 4 353 | 4 236 | 117 | 834 | |
| Humanities | 2 702 | 2 154 | 2 045 | 109 | 548 | |
| Licentiate | Fields of science total | 9 002 | 6 861 | 6 527 | 334 | 2 141 |
| Natural sciences | 1 766 | 1 265 | 1 181 | 84 | 501 | |
| Engineering and technology | 2 363 | 1 901 | 1 816 | 85 | 462 | |
| Medical and health sciences | 247 | 192 | 187 | 5 | 55 | |
| Agricultural sciences | 159 | 117 | 112 | 5 | 42 | |
| Social sciences | 3 064 | 2 374 | 2 293 | 81 | 690 | |
| Humanities | 1 403 | 1 012 | 938 | 74 | 391 | |
| Higher-level tertiary degree | Fields of science total | 331 616 | 281 303 | 269 227 | 12 076 | 50 313 |
| Natural sciences | 34 935 | 28 993 | 27 417 | 1 576 | 5 942 | |
| Engineering and technology | 59 196 | 51 15 | 48 676 | 2 478 | 8 042 | |
| Medical and health sciences | 33 663 | 29 045 | 28 685 | 360 | 4 618 | |
| Agricultural sciences | 9 345 | 7 510 | 7 210 | 300 | 1 835 | |
| Social sciences | 137 941 | 118 965 | 114 537 | 4 428 | 18 976 | |
| Humanities | 56 536 | 45 636 | 42 702 | 2 934 | 10 900 | |
| Other tertiary degrees | Field of science undefined | 824 828 | 646 956 | 610 541 | 36 415 | 177 872 |
Source: Human resources of science and technology 2011. Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Hannele Orjala
Updated 21.03.2013
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