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Highly qualified born abroad

Official statistics of Sweden

The survey on highly educated foreign-born persons is a sample survey. The aim of the survey is to map the situation in the labour market for foreign-born persons with higher education, to what extent they have found work and to what extent they have found work that corresponds to their education.

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The highest matching between work and education was in health and medical care and natural sciences for foreign born persons with a higher education

2023-03-29

In health and medical care and natural sciences, eight out of ten foreign born persons with a higher education, who had work as their main activity in 2020, also had work that matched their education. This share was the highest among all fields of education. This study is about persons who immigrated to Sweden in 2008–2019.

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Title Language Type Date
The labour market in 2020 for foreign born persons with a higher education Swedish Report 2023-03-29
The labour market in 2018 for foreign born persons with a higher education Swedish Report 2019-03-13
Theme: The labour market for foreign born persons with higher education Swedish with elements of English Rapport 2016-05-11

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