Table
| 2012 | 2013 | 2012 - 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 589 000 | 2 619 000 | 1 391 493 | 1 227 507 | 30 000 | 1.2 |
| 0 General programmes | 760 769 | 756 051 | 398 968 | 357 083 | -4 718 | -0.6 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 517 480 | 515 455 | 288 903 | 226 552 | -2 025 | -0.4 |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 243 289 | 240 596 | 110 065 | 130 531 | -2 693 | -1.1 |
| 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 | 121 484 | 122 789 | 46 082 | 76 707 | 1 305 | 1.1 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 35 234 | 34 681 | 9 149 | 25 532 | -553 | -1.6 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 59 399 | 60 110 | 24 579 | 35 531 | 711 | 1.2 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 26 851 | 27 998 | 12 354 | 15 644 | 1 147 | 4.3 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 2 Education | 159 382 | 162 360 | 43 686 | 118 674 | 2 978 | 1.9 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 1 529 | 1 543 | 660 | 883 | 14 | 0.9 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 148 486 | 150 668 | 40 619 | 110 049 | 2 182 | 1.5 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 9 367 | 10 149 | 2 407 | 7 742 | 782 | 8.3 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 3 Social sciences and law | 86 752 | 90 832 | 41 236 | 49 596 | 4 080 | 4.7 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 5 927 | 6 477 | 3 103 | 3 374 | 550 | 9.3 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 36 723 | 38 146 | 16 699 | 21 447 | 1 423 | 3.9 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 44 102 | 46 209 | 21 434 | 24 775 | 2 107 | 4.8 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 4 Business and administration | 296 165 | 297 483 | 128 638 | 168 845 | 1 318 | 0.4 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 155 536 | 150 404 | 52 446 | 97 958 | -5 132 | -3.3 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 117 421 | 121 339 | 61 770 | 59 569 | 3 918 | 3.3 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 23 208 | 25 740 | 14 422 | 11 318 | 2 532 | 10.9 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 5 Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 562 005 | 572 600 | 493 856 | 78 744 | 10 595 | 1.9 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 383 681 | 387 639 | 351 146 | 36 493 | 3 958 | 1.0 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 98 237 | 101 044 | 81 418 | 19 626 | 2 807 | 2.9 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 80 087 | 83 917 | 61 292 | 22 625 | 3 830 | 4.8 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 6 Health, welfare and sport | 342 765 | 351 662 | 63 867 | 287 795 | 8 897 | 2.6 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 141 713 | 142 849 | 18 444 | 124 405 | 1 136 | 0.8 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 160 553 | 165 965 | 25 721 | 140 244 | 5 412 | 3.4 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 40 499 | 42 848 | 19 702 | 23 146 | 2 349 | 5.8 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 7 Primary industries | 43 589 | 43 569 | 32 935 | 10 634 | -20 | 0.0 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 34 547 | 34 272 | 26 929 | 7 343 | -275 | -0.8 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 2 992 | 3 189 | 2 095 | 1 094 | 197 | 6.6 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 6 050 | 6 108 | 3 911 | 2 197 | 58 | 1.0 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 8 Transport and communications, safty and security and other services | 87 410 | 89 352 | 59 619 | 29 733 | 1 942 | 2.2 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 61 432 | 62 223 | 38 182 | 24 041 | 791 | 1.3 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 21 384 | 22 476 | 17 231 | 5 245 | 1 092 | 5.1 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 4 594 | 4 653 | 4 206 | 447 | 59 | 1.3 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 9 Unspecified field of study | 128 679 | 132 302 | 82 606 | 49 696 | 3 623 | 2.8 |
| 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) | 128 679 | 132 302 | 82 606 | 49 696 | 3 623 | 2.8 |