Appendix table 9. Employed person aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2002 - 2010
Employed, 1000 persons | ||||||||||
Year | ||||||||||
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||
Sex | Level of education | |||||||||
Both sexes total | Total | 2 372 | 2 365 | 2 365 | 2 401 | 2 443 | 2 492 | 2 531 | 2 457 | 2 447 |
Upper secondary education (3) | 1 038 | 1 035 | 1 049 | 1 095 | 1 120 | 1 138 | 1 155 | 1 120 | 1 116 | |
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) | 807 | 822 | 838 | 855 | 880 | 918 | 942 | 942 | 965 | |
- lowest level tertiary education (5) | 403 | 396 | 394 | 389 | 378 | 367 | 364 | 354 | 351 | |
- lower university level (6) | 174 | 191 | 205 | 219 | 243 | 269 | 282 | 283 | 294 | |
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) | 230 | 234 | 239 | 247 | 259 | 281 | 297 | 305 | 319 | |
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown | 527 | 508 | 477 | 451 | 444 | 436 | 434 | 395 | 367 | |
Males | Total | 1 229 | 1 227 | 1 229 | 1 243 | 1 266 | 1 289 | 1 315 | 1 255 | 1 259 |
Upper secondary education (3) | 560 | 566 | 576 | 598 | 615 | 627 | 639 | 614 | 614 | |
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) | 371 | 375 | 380 | 383 | 390 | 406 | 419 | 410 | 427 | |
- lowest level tertiary education (5) | 162 | 153 | 151 | 152 | 144 | 140 | 142 | 133 | 133 | |
- lower university level (6) | 93 | 104 | 108 | 106 | 118 | 128 | 133 | 130 | 136 | |
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) | 116 | 119 | 121 | 125 | 128 | 138 | 144 | 147 | 158 | |
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown | 297 | 286 | 273 | 263 | 261 | 256 | 257 | 230 | 218 | |
Females | Total | 1 144 | 1 137 | 1 136 | 1 158 | 1 178 | 1 202 | 1 216 | 1 202 | 1 188 |
Upper secondary education (3) | 478 | 469 | 474 | 497 | 505 | 511 | 516 | 506 | 502 | |
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) | 435 | 446 | 458 | 473 | 490 | 511 | 524 | 532 | 538 | |
- lowest level tertiary education (5) | 241 | 244 | 243 | 237 | 234 | 228 | 222 | 221 | 218 | |
- lower university level (6) | 81 | 88 | 97 | 113 | 125 | 140 | 149 | 154 | 158 | |
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) | 114 | 115 | 118 | 122 | 131 | 143 | 153 | 157 | 162 | |
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown | 230 | 222 | 204 | 188 | 183 | 180 | 176 | 165 | 149 |
Source: Labour force survey 2011. Statistics Finland
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Updated 6.11.2012
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. Time series data 2002-2011 2011,
Appendix table 9. Employed person aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2002 - 2010
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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