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Appendix table 1. Employment of students aged at least 18 years in 2016 and the share of employed students of all students in 2005-2016

Sector of education Students total 2016 Employed students 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
    % % % % % % % % % % % %
Upper secondary general education 42 920 11 570 27,0 26,0 100,0 27,4 28,4 30,1 29,1 27,6 32,3 31,6 29,8 30,0
Vocational education 239 449 118 947 49,7 47,8 100,0 49,8 53,2 57,4 56,3 56,6 62,0 62,1 58,6 56,2
University of applied sciences education 140 763 77 686 55,2 54,3 100,0 56,3 57,1 59,4 58,9 56,8 59,5 58,5 55,8 53,6
University education 154 735 85 344 55,2 55,0 100,0 57,9 58,4 61,2 61,2 59,6 61,4 60,9 59,1 57,5
Total 577 867 293 547 50,8 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 14.3.2018

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment of students [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-0017. 2016, Appendix table 1. Employment of students aged at least 18 years in 2016 and the share of employed students of all students in 2005-2016 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/opty/2016/opty_2016_2018-03-14_tau_001_en.html