Analysis

Labour market after upper secondary

How do upper secondary students fare after graduation? We have analysed labour market establishment, further studies, and graduation rates for 1283 upper secondary schools using data from the Swedish National Agency for Education.

March 2026 · Source: Swedish National Agency for Education

Overview

38.7 %

Avg labour market establishment (vocational, 3 years)

1080 schools with data

48.6 %

Avg further studies (univ. prep., 3 years)

1067 schools with data

75.1 %

Avg graduation rate vocational (3 years)

1011 schools with data

80.4 %

Avg graduation rate univ. prep. (3 years)

1064 schools with data

Distribution: labour market establishment (vocational programmes)

P10: 21.5 % · P25: 32.4 % · Median: 38.5 % · P75: 45.7 % · P90: 54.1 %

Based on 1080 schools. Shows the share of students with labour market establishment 3 years after vocational graduation.

Vocational programmes — labour market establishment

The table shows the 20 upper secondary schools where the highest share of students from vocational programmes are established in the labour market three years after graduation.

# School Municipality Establishment % Graduation rate %
1 Praktiska Gymnasiet Nyköping Nyköping 80.8 68.2
2 Herrgårdsgymnasiet 1 Säffle 77.4 76.8
3 Älvdalens Utbildningscentrum Älvdalen 76.1 86.9
4 Tyresö gymnasium Tyresö 75.9 83.9
5 Bergstrands Gymnasium Märsta Sigtuna 75.5 69.5
6 Bergstrands Gymnasium Stockholm Stockholm 75.5 69.5
7 Bergstrands Gymnasium Uppsala Uppsala 75.5 69.5
8 Yrkesgymnasiet Ale Ale 75.5 74.4
9 Yrkesgymnasiet Munkedal Munkedal 75.5 74.4
10 Nils Holgerssongymnasiet i Skurup Skurup 73.7 77.9
11 Axevalla Hästcentrum Skara 71.7 71.2
12 Naturbruksskolan Svenljunga Svenljunga 71.7 71.2
13 Naturbruksskolan Sötåsen Töreboda 71.7 71.2
14 Naturbruksskolan Uddetorp Skara 71.7 71.2
15 Munkagårdsgymnasiet Varberg 70.6 70.8
16 Peabskolan Göteborg Göteborg 70.6 62.9
17 Peabskolan Malmö Malmö 70.6 62.9
18 Peabskolan Solna Solna 70.6 62.9
19 Liljaskolan, Järnvägsteknik Vännäs 68.2 86.8
20 Liljaskolan, sektor A Vännäs 68.2 86.8

University preparatory — further studies

The 20 upper secondary schools where the highest share of students from university preparatory programmes go on to study at a university or university college three years after graduation.

# School Municipality Further studies % Graduation rate %
1 Lycée Francais Saint Louis, gy Stockholm 100.0 8.7
2 Musikkonservatoriet Falun Falun 100.0
3 Sigrid Rudebecks gymnasium Göteborg 91.0 95.6
4 Viktor Rydberg gy. Djursholm Danderyd 89.8 91.9
5 Viktor Rydberg gy. Jarlaplan Stockholm 89.8 91.9
6 Viktor Rydberg gy. Odenplan Stockholm 89.8 91.9
7 Viktor Rydberg gy. Sundbyberg Sundbyberg 89.8 91.9
8 Göteborgs Högre Samskola gy. Göteborg 87.9 95.0
9 Hitachigymnasiet Ludvika Ludvika 85.4 94.4
10 Hitachigymnasiet Västerås Västerås 85.4 94.4
11 Europaskolan Strängnäs Strängnäs 85.0 91.9
12 Täby Enskilda gymnasium Täby 84.5 94.8
13 S:ta Ragnhildgymnasiet Södertälje 84.4 74.3
14 LM Engströms gymnasium Göteborg 84.1 95.9
15 Einar Hansengymnasiet Malmö 83.3 87.7
16 Johannes Hedberggymnasiet Helsingborg 83.3 87.7
17 Sigtunaskolan hum. läroverket, gy Sigtuna 83.2 91.4
18 Sigtunaskolan hum. läroverket, int gy Sigtuna 83.2 91.4
19 Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet Södermalm Stockholm 82.6 70.8
20 Franska Skolan/Ecole francaise Gymnasium Stockholm 81.3 84.0

Schools with lowest labour market establishment

The 10 upper secondary schools where the lowest share of students from vocational programmes are established in the labour market. A low value may be due to the regional labour market, student composition, or other factors.

# School Municipality Establishment % Graduation rate %
1 Lilla Akademiens Musikgymn. Stockholm 0.0
2 Lycée Francais Saint Louis, gy Stockholm 0.0
3 Musikkonservatoriet Falun Falun 0.0
4 Stift. Sthlm Intern. School gy Stockholm 0.0
5 Viktor Rydberg gy. Djursholm Danderyd 6.0
6 Viktor Rydberg gy. Jarlaplan Stockholm 6.0
7 Viktor Rydberg gy. Odenplan Stockholm 6.0
8 Viktor Rydberg gy. Sundbyberg Sundbyberg 6.0
9 Täby Enskilda gymnasium Täby 8.6
10 Hersby gymnasium Lidingö 9.0

Introduction programmes

Introduction programmes are aimed at students who are not eligible for a national upper secondary programme. The goals are for the student to move on to a national programme, find employment, or begin studying at another level.

31.8 %

Avg labour market establishment (intro, 3 years)

24.8 %

Avg further studies (intro, 3 years)

Methodology and sources

Labour market establishment measures the share of students who have an established position in the labour market three years after completing their education. The measure comes from the Swedish National Agency for Education and is based on register data from Statistics Sweden (SCB). A person is counted as established if they have an income above a certain threshold and do not have student grants or long-term unemployment.

Further studies shows the share of students from university preparatory programmes who are enrolled at a university or university college three years after graduation.

Graduation rate indicates the share of students who graduate within three years (or four years for vocational programmes according to certain statistics). A higher graduation rate is generally linked to better labour market outcomes.

Important caveats: The school's geographic location, the programmes offered, and students' backgrounds affect the results. A school with a high share of vocational programmes in shortage occupations (e.g. healthcare, construction) may have a higher establishment rate than a school focused on more theoretical vocational programmes. Therefore, primarily compare schools with similar programme offerings.

Data: Swedish National Agency for Education. Processed by Skolkoll. Glossary · About the data.

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