Educational attainment of the population 2024

Significant increase in the level of education since the 1990s

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-06-18 8.00

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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