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HomeFinding statisticsEducation and Research in the Higher Education SectorThe transition from upper secondary school to post-secondary educationTransition upper secondary school – post-secondary education, academic term 2025/2026
Academic term 2025/2026
A smaller share of foreign-born go on to higher education
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2026-11-04 8.00
Among students who graduated upper secondary school in 2021, it was more common for students born in Sweden to continue to higher education compared to foreign-born students. It is the first time since 2014 native-born students continue to higher education to a greater extent compared to students born outside of Sweden.