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More difficult to obtain employment after graduation from higher vocational education programmes

2025-12-17

The economic downturn in recent years has led to a weaker labour market for graduates from vocational higher education programmes. The proportion of those employed one year after graduation continues to decline and is now 81 percent. Furthermore, the share of graduates working in occupations aligned with their field of study is also decreasing.

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Upper secondary school leavers

Name	Date
Work as main activity three years after upper secondary school, by group, type of programme, and sex. Year 2002 - 2023	2023-12-07
Studies as main activity three years after upper secondary school, by type of programme, and sex. Year 2002 - 2023	2023-12-07
Unemployed some time during the three-year period after upper secondary school, by group, type of programme, and sex. Year 2002 - 2023	2023-12-07
Work aligns completely or mostly with their education, school leavers with a school leaving certificate from a vocational programme, by group and sex. Year 2004 - 2023	2023-12-07
Sufficient level of education to carry out work, by group, type of programme, and sex. Year 2004 - 2023	2023-12-07

Graduates from higher vocational education

Name	Date
Main occupation during the six-month period before higher vocational education (HVE). Follow-up year 2012 - 2025	2025-12-17
Main occupation the year after completing higher vocational education (HVE). Follow-up year 2012 - 2025	2025-12-17
Match between work and higher vocational education (HVE). Follow-up year 2012 - 2025	2025-12-17
Graduates with more qualified tasks compared to before higher vocational education (HVE). Follow-up year 2013 - 2025	2025-12-17
Graduates from higher vocational education (HVE), who completed some workplace training course with their current employer. Follow-up year 2012 - 2025	2025-12-17
Graduates working for the same employer as before higher vocational education (HVE). Follow-up year 2012 - 2025	2025-12-17
Time taken for graduates to obtain their first job after completing higher vocational education (HVE). Follow-up years 2012 - 2025	2025-12-17
Satisfaction of higher vocational education (HVE) graduates with their education. Follow-up year 2012 - 2025	2025-12-17
Main occupation the year after higher vocational education (HVE): Key indicators for fields of education MYH. Follow-up year 2012 - 2025	2025-12-17
2021 - 2025	2025-12-17
Main occupation the year after higher vocational education (HVE): Key indicators for regions. Follow-up year 2021 - 2025	2025-12-17

Publications

Title	Language	Type	Date
Entry into the labour market among higher vocational education graduates 2024	Swedish	Report	2025-12-17
Entry into the labour market among Upper secondary school leavers 2019/20	Swedish	Report	2023-12-07
Entry into the labour market among higher vocational education graduates 2021	Swedish	Report	2022-12-19
Entry into the labour market among people who completed higher education in 2017/18	Swedish	Report	2021-11-16
Entrance into the labour market, upper secondary graduates	Swedish	Report	2020-11-03
Theme: Education – The entrance to the labour market among Upper secondary school leavers	Swedish	Report	2017-11-27
Theme: Education – The Entrance to the Labour Market. University graduates	Swedish	Report	2017-11-27
Theme: Education – Establishment on the labour market three years after Upper secondary school	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2015-01-28
Theme: Education – The entrance to the labour market among Upper secondary school leavers	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2014-11-17
Theme: Education – The entrance to the labour market, university entrants school year 2005/06	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2013-11-25
Theme: Education – The entrance to the labour market, upper secondary school leavers 2008/2009	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2012-11-14

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