Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Sweden
Sweden: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 206 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Sweden, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Sweden stood at 206.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Sweden peaked at 222 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 158, in 2009.
That places Sweden 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 158 | — |
| 2010 | 168 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 163 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 170 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 175 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 177 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 171 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 166 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 168 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 171 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 190 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 221 | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 222 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 199 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 193 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 201 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 206 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 158 | 158 | 158 | 1 |
| 2010s | 171.9 | 163 | 190 | 10 |
| 2020s | 207 | 193 | 222 | 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 unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Sweden?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Sweden was 206 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 222 in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 158 in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Sweden ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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