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  • A degree leads to higher establishment in the labour market even over time

    A follow-up study of students who have completed a higher vocational education program shows that the proportion of those established in the labour market is higher among graduates compared to those who have completed at least 75 per cent of the education, but who have not graduated within two months.

  • Graduating facilitates establishment in the labour market

    A follow-up of higher vocational educations ending in 2022 or 2023 show that students with a degree establish themselves in the labour market to a much greater extent than students who do not graduate or drop out.

  • Residential care social workers with a higher vocational education degree leave residential care homes for young people

    A common workplace for residential care social workers with a higher vocational education degree is Residential Care Homes for Care for children and young people with behavioural or familial challenges. Approximately a quarter of graduates work there in the first year after completing their education. However, a new report from Statistics Sweden shows that the percentage has halved after four years.

  • More people pursuing further studies after completing their education in the covid-19 pandemic

    The proportion of people who worked the year after upper secondary school, higher vocational education and higher education declined in 2020. Instead, a higher proportion of people continued studying. In contrast to the financial crisis, the proportion of upper secondary school leavers who neither worked nor studied remained low.