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Appendix table 1. Main type of activity of graduates one year after graduation at the end of 2019

Level of education Graduates, total 2018 Employed, total Full-time students Unemployed Others Of the employed studying while working
  %   %   %   %   %   %
Total 145 670 100,0 105 775 72,6 18 578 12,8 11 625 8,0 9 692 6,7 20 835 14,3
Matriculation examination or other general upper secondary education 28 067 100,0 13 432 47,9 9 973 35,5 1 430 5,1 3 232 11,5 5 027 17,9
Vocational upper secondary education and training qualification 48 835 100,0 34 074 69,8 3 440 7,0 6 977 14,3 4 344 8,9 4 321 8,8
Further qualification 11 305 100,0 9 618 85,1 401 3,5 959 8,5 327 2,9 1 162 10,3
Specialist qualification 3 683 100,0 3 477 94,4 38 1,0 112 3,0 56 1,5 422 11,5
Post-secondary non-higher vocational qualification 54 100,0 35 64,8 6 11,1 1 1,9 12 22,2 4 7,4
University of applied sciences degree (Bachelor) 23 404 100,0 20 829 89,0 694 3,0 1 164 5,0 717 3,1 1 842 7,9
Lower university degree (Bachelor) 10 981 100,0 7 064 64,3 3 679 33,5 121 1,1 117 1,1 6 103 55,6
Higher university of applied sciences degree (Master) 3 047 100,0 2 897 95,1 20 0,7 85 2,8 45 1,5 210 6,9
Higher university degree (Master) 14 585 100,0 12 891 88,4 307 2,1 696 4,8 691 4,7 1 652 11,3
Specialist training of doctors 18 100,0 18 100,0 - - - - - - 5 27,8
Licentiate's degree 152 100,0 125 82,2 5 3,3 11 7,2 11 7,2 17 11,2
Doctoral or equivalent level 1 539 100,0 1 315 85,4 15 1,0 69 4,5 140 9,1 70 4,5

Source: Education 2021. Statistics Finland

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Updated 21.1.2021

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Transition from school to further education and work [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-9469. 2019, Appendix table 1. Main type of activity of graduates one year after graduation at the end of 2019 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/sijk/2019/sijk_2019_2021-01-21_tau_001_en.html