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2. Population with a tertiary degree in 2001 and 2006

Tertiary degree Field of science Year
2001 2006
Total of which women Total of which women
Tertiary degrees total Fields of science total 979020 540369 1092092 613819
Doctorate Fields of science total 15119 4862 20589 7664
Natural sciences 3424 949 4577 1484
Engineering and technology 1975 238 2940 455
Medical and health sciences 4846 1932 6079 2801
Agricultural sciences 654 258 880 377
Social sciences 2585 883 3935 1616
Humanities 1635 602 2178 931
Licentiate Fields of science total 8630 3078 9227 3668
Natural sciences 1818 611 1803 667
Engineering and technology 2237 348 2407 424
Medical and health sciences 244 192 266 206
Agricultural sciences 190 74 190 80
Social sciences 2708 1144 3039 1476
Humanities 1433 709 1522 815
Higher degree level Fields of science total 232540 117378 283809 150439
Natural sciences 24645 11717 30315 14717
Engineering and technology 39704 6371 48165 8639
Medical and health sciences 25572 16173 29184 19119
Agricultural sciences 9192 4205 10002 4961
Social sciences 93385 49953 117055 66899
Humanities 40042 28959 49088 36104
Other tertiary degrees Undefined field of science 722731 415051 778467 452048

Source: Human resources of science and technology 2007. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Markku Virtaharju (09) 1734 3290

Director in charge: Leena Storgårds


Updated 11.12.2008

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Human resources of science and technology [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3244. 2007, 2. Population with a tertiary degree in 2001 and 2006 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tthv/2007/tthv_2007_2008-12-11_tau_002_en.html