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.
Number of self-employed people in Sweden in 2021, by education level
(in 1,000s)
The source adds the following information: "Freelancers are included in the number of self-employed people, as well as household members who work in family businesses without payment".
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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 Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/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. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/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) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/528350/sweden-self-employed-people-by-education-level/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of self-employed people in Sweden in 2021, by education level (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Sweden, January 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/528350/sweden-self-employed-people-by-education-level/
