Unemployment with advanced education in Sweden
Sweden: Unemployment with advanced education was 4.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Sweden, 1995–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 4.8% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Sweden peaked at 4.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2001.
That places Sweden 62nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.0% | — |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +30.5% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Sweden
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Sweden?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Sweden was 4.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Sweden ranks 62nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).