Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Sweden
Sweden: Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) was 62.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Sweden is 62.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Sweden peaked at 81.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2022.
That places Sweden 32nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 81.0% | — |
| 1996 | 81.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 73.9% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 72.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 73.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 72.4% | 81.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 73.2% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 73.2% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 61.8% | 73.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Sweden?
- Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Sweden was 62.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female)?
- Sweden ranks 32nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).