Proportion of women in higher vocational education

The share of women in higher vocational education is increasing. During the period 2005-2020, the proportion of women starting studies in this field has increased from 14 to 31 percent, with a 4 percentage point increase in the last year (Source: Statistics Sweden 2020).

Read more in the report Challenges and measures for increased gender equality in the IT sector commissioned by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth and the Swedish Higher Education Authority.

Read also a commentary by Ana Andric, industrial policy expert, on the share of women in higher education: More efforts to increase gender equality in tech.