koulutusasteeltaan

Koulutusasteeltaan is a Finnish term used to describe or classify a population, sample, or data set by education level. It literally means “in terms of education level” or “by education level” and is commonly found in statistical and research contexts. The word is formed from koulutusaste (education level) with the suffix -eltaan, which creates an adverbial modifier indicating the criterion by which something is broken down or described.

Use and contexts

Koulutusasteeltaan appears as a pre-nominal modifier in phrases such as koulutusasteeltaan korkea or koulutusasteeltaan matala, referring to groups with high or low educational attainment. It is also used in headers or table captions to show that the following figures are stratified according to education level. In Finnish statistics, data are frequently divided into categories that reflect the country’s educational system, including basic education, secondary education, and higher education, and the term helps specify the grouping criterion.

Relation to other terms

The phrase is closely related to koulutusaste (education level) and to expressions like koulutusasteen mukaan or koulutusasteen perusteella, which convey a similar idea in slightly different stylistic registers. While -eltaan emphasizes the classification by education level, inkluderet alternatives may be used depending on tone and formality.

Example

A report may present results “koulutusasteeltaan korkean väestön tulokset” or summarize findings “koulutusasteeltaan matalan väestön asemat työmarkkinoilla.” Overall, koulutusasteeltaan functions as a concise, formal way to indicate that data are analyzed or described according to education level.