Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity in Sweden

Sweden: Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity was 17.1% in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
17.1%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
19th
of 40 countries
All-time high
18.4%
in 2006
All-time low
14.9%
in 2005
Years of data
5
2004–2008

Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity in Sweden, 2004–2008

051015202004200620082004: 15 Percentage2005: 14.9 Percentage2006: 18.4 Percentage2007: 17.7 Percentage2008: 17.1 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 17.1% for employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 1.1 activity in 2008.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over five years.

That places Sweden 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.

Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2004-2008) in Sweden, 2004 to 2008.
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%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 17.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.2%, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 17.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.4%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 17 Cyprus 20.1% compare
  2. 18 Austria 17.4% compare
  3. 20 Switzerland 16.8% compare
  4. 21 Finland 15.8% compare
  5. 22 Germany 15.3% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

More work & labour data for Sweden

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 1.1 activity in Sweden?
Employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 1.1 activity in Sweden was 17.1% in 2008, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 1.1 activity recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2006.
What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 1.1 activity recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for employees by educational attainment level and nace rev. 1.1 activity?
Sweden ranks 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2008.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2004-2008). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity in Sweden. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employees-by-educational-attainment-level-and-nace-rev-1-1-activity-2004-2008/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employees-by-educational-attainment-level-and-nace-rev-1-1-activity-2004-2008/sweden/">Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity in Sweden</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2004-2008)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 210 data points, 2004–2008
Last refreshed