At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Sweden
Sweden: At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational was 13.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 13.5% for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Sweden peaked at 14.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 32nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.5% | — |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -54.1% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +58.3% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +39.3% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +46.2% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +53.1% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -17.0% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 3.9% | 8.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 5.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 9.6% | 14.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,407 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.497 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.041 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 426,440 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0403 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Sweden?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Sweden was 13.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational?
- Sweden ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational attainment level - EU-SILC survey. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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