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Published: 11 December 2008
One-third of highly educated population live in the Region of Uusimaa
In 2006, one-third (33.4%) of the highly educated population aged 16 to 74 lived in the Region of Uusimaa, nine per cent in both Varsinais-Suomi and Pirkanmaa, and approximately seven per cent in North Ostrobothnia. The combined share of these four regions with the largest proportions was 58 per cent of the country’s highly educated population. Their share of the whole population of the country was 51 per cent.
In 2006, twenty-eight per cent of the population of the whole country had completed tertiary education. The share of highly educated population increased by three percentage points from the year 2000, and was the highest in the Region of Uusimaa at 35 per cent. The Region of Kainuu had the lowest share of 22 per cent. The share of highly educated employees of all employees was also clearly the highest in Uusimaa (43%). In Pirkanmaa it was 37 per cent and in North Ostrobothnia and Central Finland 36 per cent.
Population with a tertiary degree and total population by region in 2006
![Population with a tertiary degree and total population by region in 2006](tthv_2007_2008-12-11_tie_001_en_001.gif)
In 2006, the proportion of highly educated employees of all employed labour force increased by just short of one percentage point from the previous year (37%). The proportion of men among the highly educated employees remained on level with the previous year at 31 per cent whereas that of women grew by just under one percentage point (42%). Unemployment among the highly educated labour force was 4.9 per cent. The unemployment rate was slightly higher for women (5%) than men (4.8%).
There was little change from the past few years in the distribution of highly educated employees by industry. The share of highly educated employees was the highest, or 18 per cent, in human health activities. One-third of those with a doctorate level degree were employed by universities and approximately 16 per cent by human health activities. Around 29 per cent of those with a higher level university degree worked in the field of education. The largest shares of attainers of other tertiary degrees were employed by human health activities (21%), trade (13%) and business services (11%)
Highly educated employees by economic activity and completed degree in 2006
Share of employees, % |
Doctorate level degree % |
Higher-degree level % |
Other tertiary degrees % |
Total % |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishery | 18,3 | 0,4 | 0,9 | 2,4 | 1,9 |
Mining and quarrying | 19,0 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 |
Food, textiles | 19,4 | 0,3 | 0,7 | 1,3 | 1,2 |
Wood products, pulp, paper product | 28,2 | 2,6 | 3,8 | 4,2 | 4,1 |
Metals, machinery and equipmen | 27,9 | 2,3 | 4,4 | 6,3 | 5,7 |
Computers, telecommunication equipment | 61,7 | 2,5 | 3,8 | 2,1 | 2,6 |
Other manufacturing | 21,0 | 0,2 | 0,4 | 1,0 | 0,8 |
Electricity, gas and water supply | 44,1 | 0,2 | 0,6 | 0,9 | 0,8 |
Construction | 16,6 | 0,2 | 0,7 | 3,9 | 2,9 |
Trade | 25,1 | 1,7 | 5,0 | 13,1 | 10,5 |
Transport, communications | 17,3 | 0,3 | 1,3 | 3,9 | 3,1 |
Telecommunications | 53,5 | 0,2 | 0,7 | 1,1 | 1,0 |
Financial and insurance intermediatio | 62,0 | 0,9 | 3,0 | 3,4 | 3,2 |
Computer and related activities | 61,3 | 1,4 | 4,2 | 3,0 | 3,3 |
Business services | 38,6 | 4,7 | 11,0 | 11,2 | 11,0 |
Public sector research institutes | 72,6 | 7,9 | 1,7 | 0,4 | 1,0 |
Other research activities | 70,1 | 2,1 | 0,5 | 0,2 | 0,3 |
Universities | 74,6 | 32,5 | 5,2 | 0,8 | 2,9 |
Other higher education | 83,4 | 3,9 | 1,6 | 0,4 | 0,8 |
Other education | 71,6 | 7,0 | 22,2 | 6,1 | 10,5 |
Human health activities | 45,2 | 15,9 | 11,8 | 21,2 | 18,4 |
Public administration | 57,3 | 8,1 | 10,1 | 7,9 | 8,5 |
Other economic activities | 34,6 | 3,3 | 5,8 | 4,4 | 4,8 |
Activity unknown/missing | 22,1 | 0,4 | 0,5 | 0,7 | 0,6 |
Economic activities, total | 36,6 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 |
Source: Human resources of science and technology 2007. Statistics Finland
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- 1. Doctorate and licentiate degrees in 1991 - 2007 (11.12.2008)
- 2. Doctorate level degrees and the proportion of women 1995 - 2007 (11.12.2008)
- 3. Persons with doctorate degree, median ages by the field of science in 1991 - 2007 (11.12.2008)
- 4. Persons with tertiary degrees as a proportion of the population aged 16 to 74 in 2000 - 2006 (11.12.2008)
- 5. Unemployment rates of persons with doctorate level and higher-degree level tertiary education by the field of science in 2006 (11.12.2008)
- 6. Persons with doctorate level and higher-degree level tertiary education as a percentage by the field of science in 2006 (11.12.2008)
Updated 11.12.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Human resources of science and technology [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3244. 2007. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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