Highest level of education in Stockholm region

Slightly under 40 municipalities, most commonly large city municipalities and county towns, have a larger share of highly educated people, with at least three years of post upper secondary school education, than the national average (21 percent). The majority of municipalities with the highest level of education are found in the county of Stockholm. In seven of these, 30 percent or more of the population are highly educated.

The high educational level in the Stockholm region can largely be explained by the labour market with many jobs in the industries “financial and business services”, “education and research” and “public administration”, which have a large share of highly educated people.

Municipalities with largest share and largest number of inhabitants with at least three years of post secondary education in 2006. 25–64 years

Municipality	Share of inhabitants with at least 3 years of post secondary education	Municipality	Number of inhabitants with at least 3 years of post secondary education

Danderyd	51%	Stockholm	156 200
Lund	48%	Göteborg	80 000
Lidingö	40%	Malmö	39 000
Uppsala	36%	Uppsala	36 300
Lomma	36%	Lund	26 500
Täby	36%	Linköping	21 600
Solna	34%	Umeå	19 900
Stockholm	34%	Västerås	15 700
Umeå	33%	Örebro	15 400
Sollentuna	32%	Nacka	14 300

Newly immigrated people have high educational level
In general, the people who have immigrated in recent years have an educational level which is higher than both those who immigrated a longer time ago and the population as a whole. Among those immigrating in the period 2001–2006, 28 percent have a post upper secondary education of three years or more. A majority of the new immigrants are relatively young, which partly explains the high educational level. Slightly over half of the people (25–64 years) who immigrated to Sweden during the period 2001–2006 were in the age group 25–34 years. Data on education is missing for 25 percent of people who immigrated during this period, which means that the actual share of highly educated people is probably higher than that presented below.

Foreign-born people in 2006 aged 25–64 years by educational level and most recent year of immigration. Percent