Participation rate in education and training … labour status type in Sweden
Sweden: Participation rate in education and training … labour status type was 42.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 42.3 for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in Sweden peaked at 42.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.1, in 2006.
That places Sweden 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training … labour status type in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 41.2 | — |
| 2005 | 27.1 | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 26.1 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 26.6 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 29.4 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.6 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 33 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 33.8 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 34.3 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 34.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 34.7 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 35.7 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 38.6 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 33.6 | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 37.9 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 39.4 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 42.1 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 41.2 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 42.3 | +2.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 42.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.85, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 42.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.6, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Participation rate in education and training … labour status type in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -34.2% | 41.2 | 27.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.98 | 26.1 | 41.2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.17 | 31.6 | 38.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.42 | 33.6 | 42.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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)
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- 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 participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in Sweden?
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type in Sweden was 42.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1 in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type of training and labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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