Population of the Helsinki region by level of education, primary occupation, gender and native language
Description
Population of the Helsinki region by level of education, main activity, gender and mother tongue as of 31 December 2001.
##Lower ranges
The Helsinki region consists of four municipalities in the Helsinki metropolitan area: Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen, and ten surrounding municipalities: Hyvinkää, Järvenpää, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Mäntsälä, Nurmijärvi, Pornainen, Sipoo Tuusula and Vihti. The Helsinki region is a housing and labour market area.
##Target set and cropping
The concept of ‘principal activity’ describes the nature of a person’s economic activity. The population is divided into those in the labour force and those outside the labour force on the basis of the main activity. These groups can be further subdivided into sub-groups. The classification is based on information on the person's activities during the last week of the year.
All completed post-comprehensive education of at least 400 hours is regarded as training. Adult education, such as training organised by the employer, training provided by organisations and associations, language courses, letter teaching, etc., is not regarded as education. The division of levels of education follows the structure of the school system, in which education progresses annually from lower to higher levels of education. The longer the education, the higher the level of education. Only one qualification has been taken into account for each person, which is the highest degree completed or the last degree completed in similar degrees. If a person has completed the matriculation examination (secondary education) and the upper secondary vocational qualification, the education is determined by the vocational qualification.
Educational information is incomplete for foreign citizens.