Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Sweden

Sweden: Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 5,263 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5,263
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 33 countries
All-time high
5,270
in 2023
All-time low
4,054
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 1999–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k1999201220251999: 4.1k2000: 4.1k2001: 4.3k2002: 4.3k2003: 4.4k2004: 4.3k2005: 4.3k2006: 4.4k2007: 4.5k2008: 4.6k2009: 4.5k2010: 4.5k2011: 4.6k2012: 4.7k2013: 4.7k2014: 4.8k2015: 4.8k2016: 4.9k2017: 5.0k2018: 5.1k2019: 5.1k2020: 5.1k2021: 5.0k2022: 5.2k2023: 5.3k2024: 5.2k2025: 5.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 5,263 for employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Sweden peaked at 5,270 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,054, in 1999.

That places Sweden 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,054 4,054 4,054 1
2000s 4,387 4,125 4,593 10
2010s 4,828 4,524 5,132 10
2020s 5,180 5,044 5,270 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 7 Poland 17,187 compare
  2. 8 Netherlands 9,833 compare
  3. 9 Romania 7,689 compare
  4. 11 Portugal 5,245 compare
  5. 12 Czechia 5,228 compare
  6. 13 Belgium 5,138 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Sweden?
Employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Sweden was 5,263 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 5,270 in 2023.
What is the lowest employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 4,054 in 1999.
How does Sweden rank for employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
Sweden ranks 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,183 data points, 1999–2025
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