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Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Sweden

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Data from December 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables.Planned article update: August 2016.

This article is part of a set of statistical articles based on the Eurostat publication Smarter, greener, more inclusive? - Indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy. It provides recent statistics on the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union (EU), focusing on the situation in Sweden.

Figure 1: Distance to national targets and comparison with EU average
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.

Main statistical findings

Table 1: National Europe 2020 indicators: most recent data and targets
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators

With 48.3 % of its population aged 30 to 34 years having attained tertiary education in 2013, Sweden exceeded its national 2020 target by 8.3 percentage points. The country also surpassed its target on early leavers from education and training by 2.9 percentage points. Despite the slight deterioration in the labour market situation as a result of the economic crisis, Sweden had the highest employment rate in the EU in 2013 and was second closest to its target among the EU countries (after Germany). In 2012, Sweden also surpassed its renewable energies target by increasing the share of renewables in gross final energy consumption to 51 % – by far the best performance in the EU. Despite having the second highest R & D intensity across the EU (after Finland), a 0.79 percentage point gap remains to be closed between 2013 and 2020 to meet the national target of spending 4 % of GDP on R&D. Similarly, the country remained above its GHG emissions target of a 17 % reduction, with a gap of 2.3 percentage points to be closed by 2020.

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 '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 growth and jobs strategy for the current decade, striving to pave the way to a smart, sustainable and inclusive future. The strategy envisages measures to overcome the economic crisis and move beyond it by addressing the structural weaknesses in the European economic model. The final objective is 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

Main tables

Dedicated section

Methodology / Metadata

Other information

External links