The entrance to the labour market, university entrants from 2005/06 academic year:
Individuals with professional degrees more often work in their field of study
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2013-11-25 9.30
Most of the university entrants from the 2005/06 academic year had work in 2013. 73 percent of those with professional degrees were working entirely or partly within their field of study. This can be compared to 56 percent for those who studied a professional programme, but had not graduated, and around 45 percent for those who took general courses or a fine arts education.
Nearly 30 percent of the teachers without degrees worked in another field than their area of studies, compared to 4 percent of those teachers who received degrees. There are also considerable differences among different fields of education. 35 percent of those with degrees in humanities and arts worked in another field, compared to 4 percent of those who had degrees in engineering and manufacturing.
Non-graduates more often have jobs that do not require a university education
Of those who studied a professional programme or general studies, an education in fine, applied and performing arts or freestanding courses, one in four had a job that did not require a university education. Compulsory school, upper secondary school or a higher vocational education was sufficient for those jobs. This can be compared to one in ten with professional degrees and one in five with a degree in general studies or the arts.
There is a significant difference among those with a degree and those without a degree in the fields of natural sciences, mathematics and computing. 28 percent of those without degrees feel that they did not need a university education for their work, compared to 12 percent of those with degrees. The corresponding figures for teachers were 31 percent for those without degrees and 9 percent for those with degrees.
Unemployment more common among those who studied general courses, the arts and/or freestanding courses
Roughly one in three of those who studied a general/artistic program and/or freestanding courses had been unemployed at some time after their studies, compared to one in four who studied a professional programme. The corresponding figures for teachers were one in five for those with degrees and one in three for those without degrees. Of those who studied humanities and arts and received degrees, 61 percent had been unemployed at some time after their studies, compared to 46 percent of those without degrees. Of those who studied humanities and arts, a larger percentage of those with degrees were unemployed than those without degrees.
Definitions and explanations
Entrance into the labour market is a sample survey that has been conducted since 1996, but has often focused on graduates during a certain year. The aim of this survey is to describe entrance into the labour market for those who began their studies in higher education during a certain year, focusing on comparisons between those who received degrees and those who did not receive degrees but still received all or nearly all credits required. A similar survey about entrance into the labour market with comparisons of those who received degrees and those who did not was done in 2000/01.
The population included individuals who began higher education in 2005/06 and who had received at least 150 credits in higher education. Those who were mainly studying for regulated professions and those considered to still be studying were excluded. The sample size was 12 396 individuals and information was collected via postal surveys and Internet surveys. The response rate, with regard to sample design, was 50 percent.
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