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 25-64 born in Sweden or abroad, by level of education 2022-01-01
Level of education
Norrbotten County
Sweden
Men born in Sweden
Men born abroad
Number
Percent
Elementary/comprehensive school
4 430
8
1 439
16
192 445
10
124 071
17
Upper secondary school <2 years
14 948
27
1 856
21
404 859
20
136 868
19
Upper secondary school 3 years
18 837
34
1 300
15
594 780
30
99 934
14
Tertiary education <3 years
7 469
1 094
13
325 717
105 097
Tertiary education >3 years
8 376
1 589
18
447 965
22
168 121
23
Postgraduate education
489
1
302
3
23 714
18 089
2
Unknown educational level
299
1 163
12 384
77 628
11
Population aged 25-64
54 848
100
8 743
2 001 864
729 808
Women born in Sweden
Women born abroad
2 680
6
1 583
104 345
5
117 042
8 617
1 706
280 316
116 500
13 368
28
1 376
466 130
24
95 437
7 528
1 225
322 139
102 297
15 749
32
2 698
711 810
37
218 394
31
322
192
19 331
14 119
199
0
740
8 415
49 042
7
48 463
9 520
1 912 486
712 831
Source: Statistics Sweden