Tertiary education in Västsverige

In Västsverige, 50.5% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Västsverige, 2025 50.5% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.8percentage points 2024: 49.7%
Sweden, 2025 50.8% Country total
Position in 2025 25th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Västsverige over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period VästsverigeSweden
2025 50.5% 50.8%
2024 49.7% 50.5%
2023 48.5% 49.4%
2022 48.8% 48.5%
2021 45.6%b (break in time series) 46.6%b (break in time series)
2020 43.4% 44.6%
2019 42.3% 44.0%
2018 42.2%b (break in time series) 43.2%b (break in time series)
2017 40.6% 41.9%
2016 40.0% 41.1%
2015 39.2% 39.8%
2014 38.8%b (break in time series) 38.7%b (break in time series)
2013 36.5% 37.0%
2012 35.4% 35.7%
2011 34.1% 34.8%
2010 33.0% 33.9%
2009 31.8% 33.1%
2008 31.0% 32.0%
2007 31.2% 31.3%
2006 29.6%b (break in time series) 30.5%b (break in time series)
2005 28.2%b (break in time series) 29.6%b (break in time series)
2004 27.9% 28.1%
2003 26.6% 27.2%
2002 26.3% 26.4%
2001 24.9%b (break in time series) 25.5%b (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 49.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 39.2%, the figure has changed by +11.3 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Västsverige has the 25th highest value.
  • The figure for Sweden in 2025 was 50.8%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Västsverige
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat