Applicants and students in higher vocational education 2025
The number of applicants to the higher vocational education programmes remains at the same high level 2025
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2026-03-20 8.00
More than 104 600 people applied to the higher vocational education programmes for 2025, which is at the same level as the previous year. The number of eligible applicants increased from 77 000 to 77 900, while the number of available places decreased from 34 700 to 33 400. Technology and manufacturing had the highest number of admitted students who started their studies. In total, the number of admitted students who began their studies decreased by 4 percent."