The statistics on the education of the population are based on the national register of individuals Befolkningens utbildning – commonly referred to as Utbildningsregistret. The classification of levels is in accordance with the Swedish Education Nomenclature (SUN). The register is updated annually.The Education Register (UREG) as of the version of 2001-01-01 regarding the year 2000, has been subjected to major changes to improve quality, which has led to an interruption in the time series, which means that any comparisons with earlier versions must be undertaken with great caution.
Population aged 25-65 born in Sweden or abroad, by level of education 2024
Level of education
Norrbotten County
Sweden
Men born in Sweden
Men born abroad
Number
Percent
Elementary/comprehensive school
4 360
8
1 586
16
185 734
9
126 770
Upper secondary school <2 years
14 107
25
2 058
21
385 774
19
144 952
Upper secondary school 3 years
19 762
36
1 446
15
615 608
30
107 296
14
Tertiary education <3 years
7 647
1 273
13
338 539
17
111 236
Tertiary education >3 years
8 696
1 800
18
468 827
23
178 599
Postgraduate education
488
1
295
3
24 083
18 947
2
Unknown educational level
307
1 514
12 936
81 555
11
Population aged 25-64
55 367
100
9 972
2 031 501
769 355
Women born in Sweden
Women born abroad
2 605
5
1 548
98 903
117 078
7 972
1 808
262 912
124 178
13 595
28
1 452
468 438
24
101 663
7 710
1 432
330 663
113 717
16 421
34
3 014
29
751 762
39
244 765
32
322
230
20 135
15 922
209
0
875
8 836
52 033
7
48 834
10 359
1 941 649
769 356
Source: Statistics Sweden