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Appendix table 1. Employment of students aged at least 18 years in 2012 and the share of employed students of all students in 2005-2012

Sector of education Students total 2012 Employed students 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
    % % % % % % % %
Upper secondary general education 45 630 12 943 28,4 30,1 29,1 27,6 32,3 31,6 29,8 30,0
Vocational education 224 463 119 419 53,2 57,4 56,3 56,6 62,0 62,1 58,6 56,2
Polytechnic education 139 781 79 746 57,1 59,4 58,9 56,8 59,5 58,5 55,8 53,6
University education 169 040 98 727 58,4 61,2 61,2 59,6 61,4 60,9 59,1 57,5
Total 578 914 310 835 53,7 56,9 56,1 55,2 58,7 58,3 55,6 53,6

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

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Director in charge: Riitta Harala


Updated 20.3.2014

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment of students [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-0017. 2012, Appendix table 1. Employment of students aged at least 18 years in 2012 and the share of employed students of all students in 2005-2012 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
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