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Self-employed people in Sweden 2021, by education level
In 2021, the the most common educational background of the country's 500,000 self-employed people was a higher education. 227,000 self-employed people had a post-secondary education, whereas 219,000 had an upper secondary education. Only above 50,000 people had a primary education.
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Statistics Sweden. (January 28, 2022). Number of self-employed people in Sweden in 2021, by education level (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/528350/sweden-self-employed-people-by-education-level/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of self-employed people in Sweden in 2021, by education level (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 28, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/528350/sweden-self-employed-people-by-education-level/
Statistics Sweden. (2022). Number of self-employed people in Sweden in 2021, by education level (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/528350/sweden-self-employed-people-by-education-level/
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Number of self-employed people in Sweden in 2021, by education level (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Sweden, January 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/528350/sweden-self-employed-people-by-education-level/
