Sweden - 2012
Tertiary education migrant background population
- Code:
- B17
- Key Area:
- Migration & Minority Demographics/Statistics
- Strand(s):
- Demographics & Economics
| Short Answer |
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204). Therefore it is difficult to find data on the tertiary education of pupil with a migrant background. |
| Qualitative Info |
Sweden does not maintain official statistics concerning ethnic origin other than citizenship and country of birth. The main rule according to the Swedish Personal Data Act (1998:204) states that ’[...] the maintenance of personal data that reveals race or ethnic origin is prohibited’.[1] In the opinions delivered by the Advisory Committee established under the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) the lack of data was critiqued as contributing to the complication of the formulation, implementation, evaluation and improvement of minority policies.
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| Number | |
| % of general school population | |
| Main groups | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Education |
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