Folk High School statistics

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Annual statistics on the participants in folk high school are presented by type of course, rate of study, field of education, level of education, national background, gender, region and year. Annual statistics on the educational staff and costs of the folk high school are also presented here.

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Activity after a general course at a folk high school

2025-12-17

Among those who have been qualified for post-secondary studies through the folk high school's general courses, it is common to continue studying. More than half are studying one year after obtaining the qualifications, mainly at the university.

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Tables and graphs

Name	Type	Date
Folk high school costs by activity and category. National level. year 2023. SEK	Excel file	2024-12-02
Folk high school costs by activity and category. National level. Year 2022 SEK.	Excel file	2023-06-20
Folk high school costs by activity and category. National level. Year 2021 SEK.	Excel file	2022-06-21
Folk high school costs of folk education by education, administration and marketing, kitchen and household and real estate and local. National level 2020. SEK	Excel file	2021-05-26
Folk high school costs of folk education by education, administration and marketing, kitchen and household and real estate and local. National level. 2019. Sek.	Excel file	2020-11-06
Participants in Folk high school presented by type of course and gender. Years 2018-2024	Excel file	2025-02-14
Pupils who started post-secondary education by time since eligibility, form of education, gender and disability	Excel file	2023-12-18
Students and participants in Folk high school sfi by gender 2018-2024	Excel file	2025-06-17
Participants in Folk high school sfi who completed, discontinued or continued studies by gender and study path	Excel file	2025-06-17
Students who have commenced post-secondary education by gender and type of disability	Excel file	2024-12-02
Folk high school costs by activity and category. National level. Year 2024. SEK	Excel file	2025-07-02
Pupils who started post-secondary education by time since eligibility, gender and disability. Year of eligibility 2018-2021	Excel file	2025-12-17

Tables in the Statistical Database

Folk high school statistics

Name	Date
Participants in folk high school courses by sex, type of course, field of education, rate of study for the course, region and age. Year 2017 - 2024	2025-03-28
Participants in folk high schoo courses by sex, type of course, national background, region and age. Year 2017 - 2024	2025-03-28
Participants in folk high school who have obtained eligibility in general course by sex, type of eligibility, national background and region. Year 2017 - 2024	2025-03-28
Participants in folk high school who have obtained eligibility in special course by certificate of post-secondary vocational education by gender, national background and region. Year 2017 - 2024	2025-03-28
Number of unique participants in preparatory folk high school course by sex, participants level of education, national background, region and age. Year 2017 - 2024	2025-03-28
Number of unique participants in establishment course for new arrivals by sex, participants level of education, region and age. Year 2017 - 2024	2025-03-28
Number of participants in Swedish from day one by sex, region, age. Year 2017 - 2023	2024-03-26

The transition from upper secondary school-level to post-secondary education

Name	Date
Persons eligible for higher education, via the general course at folk high school, who commenced post-secondary education by sex, age, national background and disability Year of eligibility 2014 - 2023	2025-12-17
Persons eligible for higher education, via the general course at folk high school, who commenced higher education by sex, age, national background and disability. Year of eligibility 2014 - 2023	2025-12-17
Persons eligible for higher education, via the general course at folk high school, and their status in the labour market within one year by sex, age, national background and disability. Year of eligibility 2014 - 2022	2025-12-17
Persons eligible for higher education, via the general course at folk high school, and their status in the labour market within two years by sex, age, national background and disability. Year of eligibility 2014 - 2021	2025-12-17
Persons eligible for higher education, via the general course at folk high school, and their status in the labour market within three years by sex, age, national background and disability. Year of eligibility 2014 - 2020	2025-12-17

Publications

Title	Language	Type	Date
Follow-up of general course at folk high school	Swedish	Report	2023-03-02
Social background of beginners on special courses - Folk high school	Swedish	Report	2023-02-22
Eligibility after general courses	Swedish	Report	2022-01-13
Folk high school spring and autumn term 2016	Swedish	SM	2017-12-20
Folk high-school spring and autumn term 2015	Swedish	SM	2016-12-14
Folk high school spring and autumn term 2014	Swedish with elements of English	SM	2015-10-08
Folk high school spring and autumn term 2013	Swedish with elements of English	SM	2014-05-16
Folk high school spring and autumn term 2012	Swedish with elements of English	SM	2013-05-16

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