Table
| 2011 | 2012 | 2011 - 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Males | Females | Total | Per cent | ||
| 1Not included persons with unknown or no completed education. | ||||||
| 2Including the level 'Intermediate level' which comprises education based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as tertiary education. | ||||||
| 3Tertiary education, short; comprises higher education 4 years or shorter. | ||||||
| 4Tertiary education, short; comprises higher education 4 years or shorter. | ||||||
| Total | 2 562 000 | 2 589 000 | 1 375 190 | 1 213 810 | 27 000 | 1.1 |
| 0 General programmes | 752 933 | 760 769 | 399 189 | 361 580 | 7 836 | 1.0 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 512 110 | 517 480 | 288 730 | 228 750 | 5 370 | 1.0 |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 240 823 | 243 289 | 110 459 | 132 830 | 2 466 | 1.0 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 1 Humanities and arts | 115 320 | 121 484 | 45 407 | 76 077 | 6 164 | 5.3 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 34 775 | 35 234 | 9 089 | 26 145 | 459 | 1.3 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 56 780 | 59 399 | 24 310 | 35 089 | 2 619 | 4.6 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 23 765 | 26 851 | 12 008 | 14 843 | 3 086 | 13.0 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 2 Education | 152 839 | 159 382 | 43 337 | 116 045 | 6 543 | 4.3 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 1 165 | 1 529 | 658 | 871 | 364 | 31.2 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 144 399 | 148 486 | 40 362 | 108 124 | 4 087 | 2.8 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 7 275 | 9 367 | 2 317 | 7 050 | 2 092 | 28.8 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 3 Social sciences and law | 80 661 | 86 752 | 39 888 | 46 864 | 6 091 | 7.6 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 5 043 | 5 927 | 2 884 | 3 043 | 884 | 17.5 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 34 596 | 36 723 | 16 168 | 20 555 | 2 127 | 6.1 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 41 022 | 44 102 | 20 836 | 23 266 | 3 080 | 7.5 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 4 Business and administration | 286 808 | 296 165 | 127 974 | 168 191 | 9 357 | 3.3 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 159 052 | 155 536 | 54 502 | 101 034 | -3 516 | -2.2 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 109 551 | 117 421 | 60 326 | 57 095 | 7 870 | 7.2 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 18 205 | 23 208 | 13 146 | 10 062 | 5 003 | 27.5 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 5 Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 520 737 | 562 005 | 485 895 | 76 110 | 41 268 | 7.9 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 362 624 | 383 681 | 347 522 | 36 159 | 21 057 | 5.8 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 88 711 | 98 237 | 79 416 | 18 821 | 9 526 | 10.7 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 69 402 | 80 087 | 58 957 | 21 130 | 10 685 | 15.4 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 6 Health, welfare and sport | 331 750 | 342 765 | 61 685 | 281 080 | 11 015 | 3.3 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 140 174 | 141 713 | 17 783 | 123 930 | 1 539 | 1.1 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 154 088 | 160 553 | 24 716 | 135 837 | 6 465 | 4.2 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 37 488 | 40 499 | 19 186 | 21 313 | 3 011 | 8.0 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 7 Primary industries | 40 719 | 43 589 | 33 107 | 10 482 | 2 870 | 7.0 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 33 029 | 34 547 | 27 208 | 7 339 | 1 518 | 4.6 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 2 178 | 2 992 | 1 969 | 1 023 | 814 | 37.4 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 5 512 | 6 050 | 3 930 | 2 120 | 538 | 9.8 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 8 Transport and communications, safty and security and other services | 81 145 | 87 410 | 58 436 | 28 974 | 6 265 | 7.7 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 57 700 | 61 432 | 37 721 | 23 711 | 3 732 | 6.5 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 19 011 | 21 384 | 16 532 | 4 852 | 2 373 | 12.5 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 4 434 | 4 594 | 4 183 | 411 | 160 | 3.6 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 9 Unspecified field of study | 199 088 | 128 679 | 80 272 | 48 407 | -70 409 | -35.4 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 199 088 | 128 679 | 80 272 | 48 407 | -70 409 | -35.4 |