Population in private households by educational attainment level in Sweden
Sweden: Population in private households by educational attainment level was 18.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in private households by educational attainment level in Sweden, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 18.7% for population in private households by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in private households by educational attainment level in Sweden peaked at 29.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2025.
That places Sweden 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 24.0% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 21.9% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.7% | 21.5% | 6 |
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More population data for Sweden
- Population growth rate -0.051 (2100)
- Population density 27.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 479,660 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.051 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.43 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.43 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 163,029 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.43 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.43 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.42 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in private households by educational attainment level in Sweden?
- Population in private households by educational attainment level in Sweden was 18.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in private households by educational attainment level recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population in private households by educational attainment level recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for population in private households by educational attainment level?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in private households by educational attainment level rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population in private households by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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