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Appendix table 1. Employment of students aged at least 18 years in 2018 and the share of employed students of all students in 2005-2018

Sector of education Students total 2018 Employed students 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
    % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Upper secondary general education 42 385 13 469 31,8 31,5 27,0 26,0 25,8 27,4 28,4 30,1 29,1 27,6 32,3 31,6 29,8 30,0
Vocational education 184 227 94 869 51,5 52,7 49,7 47,8 48,2 49,8 53,2 57,4 56,3 56,6 62,0 62,1 58,6 56,2
University of applied sciences education 142 004 83 230 58,6 57,8 55,2 54,3 54,3 56,3 57,1 59,4 58,9 56,8 59,5 58,5 55,8 53,6
University education 153 422 86 042 56,1 56,2 55,2 55,0 56,3 57,9 58,4 61,2 61,2 59,6 61,4 60,9 59,1 57,5
Total 522 038 277 610 53,2 53,3 50,8 49,7 50,3 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 12.3.2020

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment of students [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-0017. 2018, Appendix table 1. Employment of students aged at least 18 years in 2018 and the share of employed students of all students in 2005-2018 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.3.2024].
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