Educational attainment of the population
Upcoming publishing: 2026-04-27
The statistics show the level of education and specialisation by sex, age and national background. Also shown are the country of emigration and immigration year for immigrants, and the immigration country and emigration year for emigrants.
Statistical news
Significant increase in the level of education since the 1990s
2025-06-18
The level of education in Sweden has increased significantly over the past 35 years. In the early 1990s, one-third of the population aged 25–64 had at most a primary or lower secondary education, and only one in ten had a longer post-secondary education. Today, the situation is reversed. Around 10 percent have a primary or lower secondary education as their highest level, while just over 30 percent have at least three years of post-secondary education.
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Tables and graphs
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Population aged 25–64 (from 2023, aged 25–65) by level of education, sex and born in Sweden/foreign born (from 2000), 1990–2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population by level of education, sex, age and born in Sweden/foreign born 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population aged 25–65 by level of education, country of birth and sex, 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population by level of education, sex, age (age-cohorts) and born in Sweden/foreign born, 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Foreign born population aged 25–65 by level of education, country of birth, sex and year for immigration, 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population aged 25–65 by level and field of education, sex and age, 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population by level of education, county and sex, 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population by level of education, county, sex and born in Sweden/foreign born, 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population by level of education, county, country of birth and sex, 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population by level of education, municipality and born in Sweden/foreign born, 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population by level of education, municipality and sex, 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population by level of education, municipality, sex and born in Sweden/foreign born, 2024
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2025-04-28 |
Tables in the Statistical Database
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Regional statistics at a lower level than municipality (DeSO/RegSO)
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Educational attainment of the population
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Population 16-74 years of age by sex, age, national background, level of educational attainment and field of education (ISCED97 first digit). Year 2019 - 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population 16-74 years of age by region, highest level of education, age and sex. Year 1985 - 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population 16-95+ years of age by region, level of education, age and sex. Year 2008 - 2024
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2025-04-28 |
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Population 16-74 years of age by sex, age, national background, level of educational attainment and field of education (ISCED97 first digit). Year 2000 - 2018
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2019-04-23 |
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Immigrants and emigrants 16-74 years of age by sex, age, national background, level of educational attainment and field of education (ISCED97, first digit). Year 1990 - 2021
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2022-04-28 |
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Immigrants 16-74 years of age by sex, national background, level of educational attainment, field of education and country of emigration. Year of immigration 1987 - 2021
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2022-04-28 |
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Immigrants 16-74 years of age by sex, age, national background, type of migration, level of educational attainment and field of education. Year of immigration 1990 - 2021
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2022-04-28 |
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Emigrants 16-74 years of age by sex, national background, level of educational attainment, field of education and new country of residence. Year of emigration 1990 - 2021
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2022-04-28 |
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Emigrants 16-74 years of age by sex, age, national background, type of migration, level of educational attainment and field of education. Year of emigration 1990 - 2021
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2022-04-28 |
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