Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Sweden
Sweden: Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract was 10.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Sweden is 10.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Sweden peaked at 18.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2025.
That places Sweden 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.0% | — |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.9% | 18.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Sweden?
- Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Sweden was 10.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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