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Appendix table 1. Employment of students aged at least 18 years in 2015 and the share of employed students of all students in 2005-2015

Sector of education Students total 2015 Employed students 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
    % % % % % % % % % % %
Upper secondary general education 44 013 11 448 26,0 100,0 27,4 28,4 30,1 29,1 27,6 32,3 31,6 29,8 30,0
Vocational education 234 764 112 261 47,8 100,0 49,8 53,2 57,4 56,3 56,6 62,0 62,1 58,6 56,2
Polytechnic education 139 670 75 853 54,3 100,0 56,3 57,1 59,4 58,9 56,8 59,5 58,5 55,8 53,6
University education 157 429 86 518 55,0 100,0 57,9 58,4 61,2 61,2 59,6 61,4 60,9 59,1 57,5
Total 575 876 286 080 49,7 100,0 52,0 53,7 56,9 56,1 55,2 58,7 58,3 55,6 53,6

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Vesa Hämäläinen 029 551 2594, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma


Updated 17.3.2017

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment of students [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-0017. 2015, Appendix table 1. Employment of students aged at least 18 years in 2015 and the share of employed students of all students in 2005-2015 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/opty/2015/opty_2015_2017-03-17_tau_001_en.html