Appendix table 2. Population with a tertiary degree in 2000 and 2010

		2000		2010
Tertiary degree	Fields of science	Total	of which women	Total	of which women
Tertiary degrees total	Fields of science total	959 363	527 502	1 190 974	678 858
Doctorate	Fields of science total	14 111	4 375	25 528	10 573
	Natural sciences	3 226	874	5 616	2 029
	Engineering and technology	1 813	205	3 958	780
	Medical and health sciences	4 564	1 741	7 131	3 652
	Agricultural sciences	619	237	934	412
	Social sciences	2 390	785	5 187	2 421
	Humanities	1 499	533	2 702	1 279
Licentiate	Fields of science total	8 466	2 951	9 002	3 742
	Natural sciences	1 801	596	1 766	678
	Engineering and technology	2 203	337	2 363	449
	Medical and health sciences	226	175	247	193
	Agricultural sciences	202	86	159	65
	Social sciences	2 619	1 073	3 064	1 597
	Humanities	1 415	684	1 403	760
Higher-level tertiary degree	Fields of science total	223 751	111 838	331 616	180 634
	Natural sciences	23 628	11 194	34 935	17 086
	Engineering and technology	38 267	6 043	59 196	12 039
	Medical and health sciences	25 133	15 784	33 663	22 878
	Agricultural sciences	9 009	4 036	9 345	4 683
	Social sciences	89 321	47 120	137 941	81 762
	Humanities	38 393	27 661	56 536	42 186
Other tertiary degrees	Field of science undefined	713 035	408 338	824 828	483 909

Source: Human resources of science and technology 2011. Statistics Finland

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Director in charge: Hannele Orjala

Updated 21.03.2013

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Human resources of science and technology [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3244. 2011, Appendix table 2. Population with a tertiary degree in 2000 and 2010 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 23.4.2024].
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