Appendix table 9. Employed persons aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2009 - 2017
Employed, 1000 persons | ||||||||||
Year | ||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
Sex | Level of education | |||||||||
Both sexes total | Total | 2 457 | 2 447 | 2 474 | 2 483 | 2 457 | 2 447 | 2 437 | 2 448 | 2 473 |
1 120 | 1 116 | 1 120 | 1 139 | 1 120 | 1 103 | 1 098 | 1 103 | 1 097 | ||
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) | 942 | 965 | 997 | 1 003 | 1 025 | 1 043 | 1 057 | 1 064 | 1 102 | |
- lowest level tertiary education (5) | 354 | 351 | 351 | 326 | 308 | 300 | 293 | 282 | 273 | |
- lower university level (6) | 283 | 294 | 315 | 335 | 355 | 366 | 382 | 399 | 423 | |
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) | 305 | 319 | 331 | 342 | 362 | 377 | 382 | 383 | 407 | |
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown | 395 | 367 | 357 | 342 | 312 | 302 | 282 | 282 | 274 | |
Males | Total | 1 255 | 1 259 | 1 278 | 1 277 | 1 261 | 1 254 | 1 249 | 1 267 | 1 282 |
614 | 614 | 622 | 632 | 623 | 608 | 607 | 620 | 623 | ||
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) | 410 | 427 | 438 | 438 | 449 | 457 | 461 | 466 | 479 | |
- lowest level tertiary education (5) | 133 | 133 | 134 | 122 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 109 | 105 | |
- lower university level (6) | 130 | 136 | 147 | 157 | 165 | 166 | 174 | 181 | 191 | |
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) | 147 | 158 | 157 | 158 | 168 | 175 | 175 | 176 | 183 | |
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown | 230 | 218 | 217 | 208 | 189 | 190 | 180 | 181 | 180 | |
Females | Total | 1 202 | 1 188 | 1 196 | 1 206 | 1 195 | 1 193 | 1 188 | 1 182 | 1 191 |
506 | 502 | 498 | 507 | 497 | 495 | 491 | 483 | 473 | ||
Tertiary education total (5,6,7,8) | 532 | 538 | 558 | 565 | 575 | 586 | 595 | 598 | 623 | |
- lowest level tertiary education (5) | 221 | 218 | 217 | 203 | 192 | 184 | 181 | 173 | 168 | |
- lower university level (6) | 154 | 158 | 168 | 178 | 190 | 200 | 207 | 218 | 232 | |
- higher university or doctorate level (7,8) | 157 | 162 | 173 | 184 | 193 | 202 | 207 | 207 | 224 | |
No post-basic level education or level of education unknown | 165 | 149 | 139 | 134 | 123 | 112 | 102 | 101 | 94 |
Source: Labour Force Survey 2018. Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 11.4.2019
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Appendix table 9. Employed persons aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2009 - 2017
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