Table

Parents’ level of education and level of degree for graduations in higher education
2007-20082012-20132017-2018
TotalTotalTotal
1Including graduations from programmes 4 years or less but also 2 years or longer.
2Including graduations from programmes longer than 4 years. Awarded doctoral degrees are not included
3Doctoral degrees.
Level and parents´level of education
Total35 35542 12752 094
 
Tertiary education, 4 years or less124 67228 70935 156
Mother or father has long tertiary education3 1113 5734 796
Mother or father has short tertiary education7 63410 00713 124
Mother or father has upper secondary education10 79411 72313 233
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education1 8391 8652 050
Not stated1 2941 5411 953
 
Tertiary education, more than 4 years29 45211 86915 438
Mother or father has long tertiary education2 1392 5613 386
Mother or father has short tertiary education3 0633 7945 419
Mother or father has upper secondary education2 7043 1243 901
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education333432561
Not stated1 2131 9582 171
 
Doctoral studies31 2311 5491 500
Mother or father has long tertiary education301357331
Mother or father has short tertiary education264292331
Mother or father has upper secondary education291256209
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education323118
Not stated343613611