Of the foreigners living in Sweden, people from North and Central America as well as Oceania had the highest education levels, with respectively 50 and 46 percent having a post-secondary education of three years or more. An upper secondary education was the most common education among people from other Nordic countries and European countries outside the Nordics and the European Union. Meanwhile, nearly 30 percent of people from Africa had a primary education or lower.
Share of the foreign born population in Sweden in 2022, by education level and origin
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Statistics Sweden. (April 27, 2023). Share of the foreign born population in Sweden in 2022, by education level and origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/532639/sweden-foreign-born-population-2015-by-level-of-education-and-country-of-birth/
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