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Appendix table 4. Employed population with tertiary level education in 2011
Industrial activity 2008 | Tertiary degree total | Doctorate | Licensiate | Higher level tertiary degree | Other tertiary degree |
Toimialat yhteensä | 907,088 | 20,793 | 6,527 | 269,227 | 610,541 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 16,796 | 83 | 29 | 2,279 | 14,405 |
Mining and quarrying | 1,281 | 16 | 9 | 304 | 952 |
Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco | 7,075 | 45 | 10 | 1,458 | 5,562 |
Manufacture of textiles and leather | 1,953 | 1 | 5 | 256 | 1,691 |
Manufacture of wood and paper, printing | 13,431 | 50 | 41 | 2,739 | 10,601 |
Manufacture of coke and petroleum, rubber and plastic products | 4,277 | 22 | 28 | 996 | 3,231 |
Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceutical products | 7,160 | 321 | 100 | 2,629 | 4,110 |
Manufacture of basic metals and metal products | 12,040 | 47 | 60 | 2,426 | 9,507 |
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, electrical equipment | 27,475 | 513 | 252 | 11,139 | 15,571 |
Other machinery and equipment | 18,571 | 128 | 73 | 5,277 | 13,093 |
Motor vehicles | 3,542 | 15 | 15 | 671 | 2,841 |
Other manufacturing | 12,107 | 71 | 50 | 2,036 | 9,950 |
Electricity, gas and water supply and waste management | 9,020 | 66 | 42 | 2,162 | 6,750 |
Construction | 26,989 | 15 | 46 | 2,671 | 24,257 |
Whole sale and retail trade, accommodation and food service | 92,697 | 309 | 158 | 13,282 | 78,948 |
Transportation and storage | 23,284 | 33 | 30 | 3,023 | 20,198 |
Computer programming and consultancy | 28,322 | 276 | 166 | 11,118 | 16,762 |
Other information and communication | 24,291 | 172 | 101 | 8,096 | 15,922 |
Financial and incurance activities | 31,008 | 149 | 127 | 8,864 | 21,868 |
Research institutes in public sector | 8,155 | 1,804 | 377 | 4,019 | 1,955 |
Other reseach and development | 3,212 | 405 | 85 | 1,532 | 1,190 |
Professional and technical activities | 71,740 | 725 | 479 | 25,368 | 45,168 |
Administrative and support service activities | 27,696 | 95 | 52 | 5,478 | 22,071 |
Public administration | 74,195 | 1,041 | 759 | 25,816 | 46,579 |
Universities | 27,168 | 7,950 | 1,135 | 12,785 | 5,298 |
Other tertiary level education | 12,063 | 940 | 760 | 6,596 | 3,767 |
Other education | 88,959 | 577 | 593 | 55,674 | 32,115 |
Health and social services | 174,987 | 4,037 | 521 | 31,842 | 138,587 |
Other industries | 49,257 | 632 | 324 | 15,959 | 32,342 |
Industry unknown | 8,337 | 255 | 100 | 2,732 | 5,250 |
Source: Human resources of science and technology 2012. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Marianne Kaplas 09 1734 3421
Director in charge: Hannele Orjala
Updated 20.3.2014
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