Educational attainment of the population in 2017:
Stockholm area has highest level of education
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2018-04-19 9.30
More than one fourth of the population aged 25–64 are highly educated. These people often live in metropolitan municipalities and county seats. Most municipalities with the highest level of education are in Stockholm County, where one third, or more, of the population has at least three years of post secondary education in nine of the municipalities.
The high level of education in the Stockholm area is explained to a large extent by the many jobs located there in sectors with a high share of highly educated people, such as “financial and insurance activities”, “education” and “public administration and defence”. This area also offers a wide range of higher education and has a relatively young population, which has a higher formal level of education than the older population. In Lund, Lomma, Uppsala, Umeå, Linköping, Mölndal, Gothenburg, Knivsta, Vellinge and Härryda municipalities, at least one third of the population is also highly educated.
| Municipality | Share of inhabitants with at least a three year post-secondary education | Municipality | Number of inhabitants with at least a three year post-secondary education |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Danderyd
|
57% |
Stockholm
|
224 700 |
|
Lund
|
53% |
Göteborg
|
110 700 |
|
Lomma
|
49% |
Malmö
|
60 100 |
|
Lidingö
|
46% |
Uppsala
|
46 900 |
|
Solna
|
44% |
Lund
|
32 000 |
|
Täby
|
44% |
Linköping
|
29 800 |
|
Uppsala
|
41% |
Umeå
|
25 000 |
|
Stockholm
|
41% |
Örebro
|
21 700 |
|
Sollentuna
|
40% |
Solna
|
21 200 |
|
Nacka
|
39% |
Västerås
|
21 100 |
In most counties, the share of highly educated persons is significantly higher in the county seat and metropolitan areas than in other municipalities in the county. It is relatively common for smaller municipalities to have a larger share of persons with compulsory education as their highest level of education than persons with at least a three-year post-secondary education.
1.4 million highly educated persons in Sweden
In the population aged 25–64, 43 percent have some form of post-secondary education. More than one fourth, 27 percent, have at least a three-year post-secondary education, corresponding to 1 395 000 persons. In recent years, the share of highly educated persons has increased by about half a percentage point per year.
Number
Young women have highest education
Women have a higher educational level than men. More women than men have post-secondary education and fewer only have compulsory education. However, there are still more men than women with a postgraduate education. Among those with a postgraduate education aged 25–64, 43 percent are women.
Among women aged 25–34, more than half have a post-secondary education. There are 36 percent highly educated women, while barely one fourth of the men in the same age group are highly educated. This difference is due to the fact that more women continue with higher education. Currently, there are over 50 percent more women than men registered at Swedish universities and institutes of higher education.
Publication
A more detailed report of this survey are available in a Statistical Report.
Statistical Database
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