This statistic shows the number of employees in Finland in 2016, by education level. The majority of individuals employed in Finland have obtained at least an upper secondary level education. At the same time, there were approximately 280 thousand employees with no post-basic level education or their education level was unknown.
Number of employees in Finland in 2016, by level of education*
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of employees in thousands
Upper secondary level education
1,103
Lowest level tertiary education
282
Lower-degree level tertiary education
399
Higher-degree or doctorate level tertiary education
* The Labour Force Survey data collection is based on a random sample drawn twice a year from the Statistics Finland population database. The monthly sample consists of some 12,000 persons and the data are collected with computer-assisted telephone interviews.
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Statistics Finland. (January 26, 2018). Number of employees in Finland in 2016, by level of education* (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/531443/number-of-employees-in-finland-by-education/
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Statistics Finland. (2018). Number of employees in Finland in 2016, by level of education* (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531443/number-of-employees-in-finland-by-education/
Statistics Finland. "Number of Employees in Finland in 2016, by Level of Education* (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531443/number-of-employees-in-finland-by-education/
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Number of employees in Finland in 2016, by level of education* (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Finland, January 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/531443/number-of-employees-in-finland-by-education/
