In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden
Sweden: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 15.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.6
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
24th
of 37 countries
All-time high
17.3
in 2019
All-time low
5
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 15.6 for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in 2025.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden peaked at 17.3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 24th of 37 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.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.6 | — |
| 2005 | 5 | -41.9% |
| 2006 | 7.6 | +52.0% |
| 2007 | 5.7 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 10.5 | +84.2% |
| 2009 | 10.3 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.7 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 9.7 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 8 | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 11.8 | +47.5% |
| 2014 | 11.6 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.6 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 13.1 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.1 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.3 | +32.1% |
| 2020 | 16.1 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 14.9 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 14 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 14.8 | +13.0% |
| 2025 | 15.6 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.95 | 5 | 10.5 | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.07 | 8 | 17.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.75 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden was 15.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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