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Appendix table 9. Employed persons aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2008 - 2016

  Employed, 1000 persons
Year
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Sex Level of education                  
Both sexes total Total 2 531 2 457 2 447 2 474 2 483 2 457 2 447 2 437 2 448
Upper secondary education (3,4) 1 155 1 120 1 116 1 120 1 139 1 120 1 103 1 098 1 103
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) 942 942 965 997 1 003 1 025 1 043 1 057 1 064
- short-cycle tertiary education (5) 364 354 351 351 326 308 300 293 282
- bachelor's or equivalent level (6) 282 283 294 315 335 355 366 382 399
- master’s or doctorate, or equivalent level (7,8) 297 305 319 331 342 362 377 382 383
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown 434 395 367 357 342 312 302 282 282
Males Total 1 315 1 255 1 259 1 278 1 277 1 261 1 254 1 249 1 267
Upper secondary education (3,4) 639 614 614 622 632 623 608 607 620
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) 419 410 427 438 438 449 457 461 466
- short-cycle tertiary education (5) 142 133 133 134 122 116 116 112 109
- bachelor's or equivalent level (6) 133 130 136 147 157 165 166 174 181
- master’s or doctorate, or equivalent level (7,8) 144 147 158 157 158 168 175 175 176
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown 257 230 218 217 208 189 190 180 181
Females Total 1 216 1 202 1 188 1 196 1 206 1 195 1 193 1 188 1 182
Upper secondary education (3,4) 516 506 502 498 507 497 495 491 483
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) 524 532 538 558 565 575 586 595 598
- short-cycle tertiary education (5) 222 221 218 217 203 192 184 181 173
- bachelor's or equivalent level (6) 149 154 158 168 178 190 200 207 218
- master’s or doctorate, or equivalent level (7,8) 153 157 162 173 184 193 202 207 207
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown 176 165 149 139 134 123 112 102 101

Source: Labour Force Survey 2017. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Ulla Hannula 029 551 2924, Pertti Taskinen 029 551 2690, tyovoimatutkimus@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 12.4.2018

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. Employment and unemployment 2017, Appendix table 9. Employed persons aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2008 - 2016 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 16.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2017/13/tyti_2017_13_2018-04-12_tau_009_en.html