Table
| 2013 | 2014 | 2013 - 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 619 000 | 2 650 000 | 1 407 684 | 1 242 316 | 31 000 | 1.2 |
| 0 General programmes | 756 051 | 752 112 | 398 664 | 353 448 | -3 939 | -0.5 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 515 455 | 513 165 | 288 999 | 224 166 | -2 290 | -0.4 |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 240 596 | 238 947 | 109 665 | 129 282 | -1 649 | -0.7 |
| 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 | 122 789 | 123 218 | 46 311 | 76 907 | 429 | 0.3 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 34 681 | 34 163 | 9 141 | 25 022 | -518 | -1.5 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 60 110 | 60 225 | 24 642 | 35 583 | 115 | 0.2 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 27 998 | 28 830 | 12 528 | 16 302 | 832 | 3.0 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 2 Education | 162 360 | 164 790 | 44 070 | 120 720 | 2 430 | 1.5 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 1 543 | 1 478 | 639 | 839 | -65 | -4.2 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 150 668 | 152 389 | 40 890 | 111 499 | 1 721 | 1.1 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 10 149 | 10 923 | 2 541 | 8 382 | 774 | 7.6 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 3 Social sciences and law | 90 832 | 94 869 | 42 305 | 52 564 | 4 037 | 4.4 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 6 477 | 7 056 | 3 331 | 3 725 | 579 | 8.9 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 38 146 | 39 553 | 17 118 | 22 435 | 1 407 | 3.7 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 46 209 | 48 260 | 21 856 | 26 404 | 2 051 | 4.4 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 4 Business and administration | 297 483 | 297 490 | 128 791 | 168 699 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 150 404 | 145 160 | 50 592 | 94 568 | -5 244 | -3.5 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 121 339 | 124 423 | 62 849 | 61 574 | 3 084 | 2.5 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 25 740 | 27 907 | 15 350 | 12 557 | 2 167 | 8.4 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 5 Natural sciences, vocational and technical subjects | 572 600 | 576 402 | 496 172 | 80 230 | 3 802 | 0.7 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 387 639 | 388 614 | 352 220 | 36 394 | 975 | 0.3 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 101 044 | 102 196 | 82 042 | 20 154 | 1 152 | 1.1 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 83 917 | 85 592 | 61 910 | 23 682 | 1 675 | 2.0 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 6 Health, welfare and sport | 351 662 | 359 635 | 66 201 | 293 434 | 7 973 | 2.3 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 142 849 | 144 001 | 19 341 | 124 660 | 1 152 | 0.8 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 165 965 | 170 525 | 26 687 | 143 838 | 4 560 | 2.7 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 42 848 | 45 109 | 20 173 | 24 936 | 2 261 | 5.3 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 7 Primary industries | 43 569 | 43 272 | 32 456 | 10 816 | -297 | -0.7 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 34 272 | 33 832 | 26 383 | 7 449 | -440 | -1.3 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 3 189 | 3 280 | 2 146 | 1 134 | 91 | 2.9 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 6 108 | 6 160 | 3 927 | 2 233 | 52 | 0.9 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 8 Transport and communications, safty and security and other services | 89 352 | 90 567 | 60 336 | 30 231 | 1 215 | 1.4 |
| Primary and lower secondary education (level 1-2)1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| Upper secondary education (level 3-5)2 | 62 223 | 62 463 | 38 333 | 24 130 | 240 | 0.4 |
| Tertial education, 4 years or less (level 6)3 | 22 476 | 23 453 | 17 839 | 5 614 | 977 | 4.3 |
| Tertial education, more than 4 years (level 7-8)4 | 4 653 | 4 651 | 4 164 | 487 | -2 | 0.0 |
| Unknown or no completed education (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . |
| 9 Unspecified field of study | 132 302 | 147 645 | 92 378 | 55 267 | 15 343 | 11.6 |
| 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) | 132 302 | 147 645 | 92 378 | 55 267 | 15 343 | 11.6 |