Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Sweden
- Data from June 2017. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables. Planned article update: July 2018.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Sweden.
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.
Main statistical findings
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
With 51 % of its population aged 30 to 34 years having attained a tertiary education in 2016, Sweden exceeded its national 2020 target by 6 percentage points. In the same year, it exceeded its employment target by 1.2 percentage points and had one of the highest employment rates in the EU. In 2015, Sweden also surpassed its renewable energy target by increasing the share of renewables in gross final energy consumption to 53.9 % — by far the best performance in the EU. The country had reduced its primary energy consumption to 43.7 Mtoe by 2015, bringing it close to its 2020 target of 43.4 Mtoe. By reducing its GHG emissions by 24.2 % between 1990 and 2015, Sweden met its respective national target for a third consecutive year. It also met its commitment on early leavers from education and training in 2015, but the slight increase in the share of early school leavers in 2016 nudged the country away from its target. Despite having the highest R&D intensity across the EU, a 0.74 percentage point gap remains to be closed between 2015 and 2020 to meet the ambitious national target of spending 4 % of GDP on R&D.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Main tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s agenda for jobs and growth for the current decade. It emphasises smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as a way to strengthen the EU economy and prepare its structure for the challenges of the next decade. As a main objective, the strategy strives to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics