Among people born in Sweden, the most common educational level was upper secondary education of three years, amounting to over 1.5 million individuals in 2022. With more than 423,000 people, the most common educational level of foreign-born Swedes was post-secondary education of three years or more.
Population in Sweden in 2022, by level of education and origin
Characteristic
Born in Sweden
Foreign born
No information about level of education
38,067
170,516
Post-graduate education
54,158
35,360
Post-secondary education 3 years or more
1,349,798
423,350
Post-secondary education less than 3 years
891,955
250,643
Upper secondary education 3 years
1,501,654
274,316
Upper secondary education less than 3 years
1,003,224
313,688
Lower secondary education, 9-10 years
756,920
208,301
Primary and lower secondary education, less than 9 years
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Statistics Sweden. (April 27, 2023). Population in Sweden in 2022, by level of education and origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/532608/sweden-population-2015-by-level-of-education-and-origin/
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Population in Sweden in 2022, by level of education and origin [Graph], Statistics Sweden, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/532608/sweden-population-2015-by-level-of-education-and-origin/
