Table 1.

Life Expectancy at Age 30 by Education and Year, Finland 1971–2010.

Education Level	Time Period								Change Over Time
Men	71–75	76–80	81–85	86–90	91–95	96–00	01–05	06–10	71–75 to 06–10
1. Basic education	38.6	39.5	40.7	41.1	42.0	43.0	43.9	44.4	5.7
2. Upper secondary, vocational school	42.1	42.9	43.1	43.5	44.5	45.4	–	–	–
3. Upper secondary, high school	41.5	42.8	44.1	44.8	46.1	47.4	46.8a	47.5a	–
4. Short-cycle tertiary	43.4	44.7	45.8	46.8	48.1	49.6	49.5	50.3	7.0
5. Bachelor’s degree	43.2	43.3	45	45.8	47.4	49.1	50.7	51.8	8.6
6. Master’s degree or higher	43.7	45	46.2	47.6	48.9	50.3	51.4	52.7	9.0
Total	39.3	40.4	41.7	42.4	43.6	44.8	46.3	47.3	8.0
Difference (6–1)	5.1	5.5	5.4	6.5	6.9	7.3	7.5	8.3	3.3
Women	71–75	76–80	81–85	86–90	91–95	96–00	01–05	06–10	71–75 to 06–10
1. Basic education	46.6	48.0	49.0	49.2	49.7	50.4	51.0	51.5	4.9
2. Upper secondary, vocational school	49.2	50.1	50.8	51.0	51.7	52.5	–	–	–
3. Upper secondary, high school	49.2	50.0	51.2	51.1	52.2	53.1	53.4a	54.2a	–
4. Short-cycle tertiary	49.3	50.9	51.8	52.2	53.2	54.4	54.6	55.8	6.5
5. Bachelor’s degree	49.1	51.3	51.6	52.4	52.9	53.7	55.2	56.0	6.9
6. Master’s degree or higher	50.2	51.0	51.9	52.4	53.8	53.8	55.1	56.1	5.9
Total	46.9	48.4	49.4	49.7	50.5	51.5	52.5	53.6	6.7
Difference (6–1)	3.6	3.0	2.9	3.3	4.1	3.4	4.1	4.6	1.0

^aDue to a change in Finland’s educational system, the “Upper secondary, high school” category from 2001 forward corresponds to the combined “Upper secondary, vocational school” and “Upper secondary, high school” categories in prior years.

Source: Authors’ calculations based on Finnish registry data and censuses.