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  • Higher absences among compulsory school teachers during the pandemic

    The total absences among compulsory school teachers increased with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. The absences peaked in autumn 2021, 34 per cent higher than the average for the last two autumn semesters prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. In number of days, this means around 10 days of absence per teacher during the spring semester 2020 and spring semester 2022.

  • Remote teaching decreased substantially in the latter part of the covid-19 pandemic

    In contrast to the first three terms during the pandemic, few upper secondary school students received remote teaching during the 2021/22 academic year, when the omicron wave was ongoing. In upper-level compulsory school (grades 7–9), even fewer students received remote teaching then, and in the lower age groups there was hardly any.

  • One out of eight nurses have returned

    Six years ago, 4 200 nurses that had left the nursing profession, were asked if they could consider returning to nursing and health and social care sector. In 2020, the first year of the pandemic, one out of eight of those who participated in the survey had returned to the nursing profession. Among those who could consider returning, the percentage that did return were higher.

  • A degree provides increased opportunities for establishment

    Those who complete their higher vocational education with a degree establish themselves to a much higher degree in the labour market compared to those who complete the education without a degree. The difference is 20 percentage points or more in the three years that have been studied.

  • Most students have received remote teaching during the covid-19 pandemic

    For much of the 2020 spring term, most upper secondary school students received remote teaching. However, few students in upper-level compulsory school (grades 7–9) received it during the same period, although it became increasingly common the further into the pandemic. This is shown by new statistics from Statistics Sweden on remote teaching in Swedish schools during the covid-19 pandemic.