Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden
Sweden: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 16.7 in 2025. β² Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden, 2007β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden is 16.7, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden peaked at 20.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 2007.
Sweden ranks 25th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.17 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.37 | 11 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8 | 10.3 | 20.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Sweden was 16.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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