Table

Parents’ level of education and level of degree for graduations in higher education
2009-20102014-20152019-2020
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
Total38 00445 80053 959
 
Tertiary education, 4 years or less125 98631 07436 352
Mother or father has long tertiary education3 2913 7955 297
Mother or father has short tertiary education8 45011 11613 736
Mother or father has upper secondary education10 79312 35412 701
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education1 8662 0891 984
Not stated1 5861 7202 634
 
Tertiary education, more than 4 years210 81613 31916 069
Mother or father has long tertiary education2 3852 7333 593
Mother or father has short tertiary education3 4054 5085 612
Mother or father has upper secondary education3 0133 4834 095
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education431508550
Not stated1 5822 0872 219
 
Doctoral studies31 2021 4071 538
Mother or father has long tertiary education302325332
Mother or father has short tertiary education267294291
Mother or father has upper secondary education256251247
Mother or father has primary and lower secondary education324230
Not stated345495638