Gender statistics, quarter 2 2025
From classroom to career – women and men stuck in old patterns
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-06-18 8.00
Young women and men tend to make different educational choices as early as in upper-secondary school. These differences are also visible in working life, where many occupations have a strong female or male predominance. Only a small percentage of women and men find themselves in sectors with an equal sex distribution.
Today, new gender statistics are published, highlighting gender representation in schools, occupations and entrepreneurship.
"The statistics reflect a society where women and men tend to carry out their education and careers in different sectors", says Anneli Åkerman, advisor in gender statistics at Statistics Sweden.
Definitions and explanations
Indicators on gender equality
Statistics Sweden publishes indicators for follow-ups of the six Swedish gender equality policy sub-goals. Gender statistics shows the situation for women and men, girls and boys in a variety of areas. Indicators are published four times a year and the statistics are derived from multiple sources.
Read more about gender statistics: Statistik om jämställdhet (in Swedish)
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