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Share of the population in Sweden in 2025, by level of education

Characteristic	Share of population
Primary and secondary education (less than 9 years)	2.29%
Primary and secondary education (9-10 years)	12.55%
Upper secondary education (less than 2 years)	16.2%
Upper secondary education (3 years)	24.21%
Post-secondary education (less than 3 years)	15.71%
Post-secondary education (3 years or more)	25.05%
Post-graduate education	1.24%
No information about level of education	2.76%

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April 2026

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Sweden

Survey time period

2025

Age group

16-74 years

Supplementary notes

The numbers has been rounded from the source.

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The most common type of education completed in Sweden is a post secondary education of three years or more or an upper secondary education of three years. In 2025, nearly half of the population had either one of these levels of education as their lowest completed level of education. Among them, over 24 percent had an upper secondary education of three years or more.

Higher share of the female population with higher education

The share of women with a post-secondary education of three years or more was higher than the share of men; 45 percent of the female population had a post-secondary education in 2022, compared to 33 percent of the male population. On the other hand, there are more men than women with an upper secondary education.

Financial aid for students

The financial aid for students in Sweden makes it possible for many to gain a higher education. In 2021, 207,000 students in Sweden received both subsidies and study loans. Around 107,000 of the students received neither, and around 50,000 received subsidies but no loans.