Appendix table 1. Tertiary degrees by the field of science in 1991, 2000 and 2010

		Year (completion of degree)
Tertiary degree	Fields of science	1991	2000	2010
Tertiary degrees total	Fields of science total	38 134	37 225	51 104
Doctorate	Fields of science total	542	1 142	1 520
	Natural sciences	121	245	315
	Engineering and technology	78	152	289
	Medical and health sciences	187	330	330
	Agricultural sciences	13	43	41
	Social sciences	80	234	370
	Humanities	63	138	175
Licentiate	Fields of science total	615	746	232
	Natural sciences	136	177	40
	Engineering and technology	154	145	46
	Medical and health sciences	22	27	4
	Agricultural sciences	18	9	0
	Social sciences	167	269	109
	Humanities	118	119	33
Higher-level tertiary degree	Fields of science total	10 161	12 404	16 194
	Natural sciences	877	1 377	1 367
	Engineering and technology	1 538	2 009	4 597
	Medical and health sciences	1 626	1 661	2 220
	Agricultural sciences	213	219	381
	Social sciences	4 241	4 980	5 363
	Humanities	1 666	2 158	2 266
Other tertiary degrees	Fields of science total	26 816	22 933	33 158

Source: Human resources of science and technology 2010. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Marianne Kaplas 09 1734 3421

Director in charge: Leena Storgårds

Updated 22.03.2012

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Human resources of science and technology [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3244. 2010, Appendix table 1. Tertiary degrees by the field of science in 1991, 2000 and 2010 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 26.4.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tthv/2010/tthv_2010_2012-03-22_tau_001_en.html