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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 5 Sources of education collected by UREG

From: Registration of immigrants’ educational attainment in Sweden: an analysis of sources and time to registration

Sources in the Swedish register of education

Register-based labour market statistics (1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989)

Swedish for Immigrants (SFI)

Adult education (KOMVUX)

The Swedish Migration Agency, Register of Migration and Asylum statistics

The Swedish Public Employment Service

Population and housing census 1970

Register of wages (private, municipal, county council and public sector)

The Swedish National Board of Student Aid

Survey on Income and Living Conditions (until UREG 2006)

Labour Force Survey

Applicants to tertiary education

The survey of foreign-born education

Register of teaching personnel

Certification from introductory programs (upper secondary education)

Study certificate

Higher education credit HE (until UREG 1999)

Applicants/admitted to upper secondary school

Access programs to higher education

Labour market training

Folk High School, general entry requirements

The National Board of Health and Welfare, old register

The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR), foreign post-secondary education not tertiary education

The Swedish Board of Agriculture (registered veterinary)

The Swedish National Agency for Education, foreign teacher education

The Swedish Armed Forces

Register of upper secondary education and post-secondary education not elsewhere collected (EXTAS)

Applicants to post-graduate education

"Various" post-secondary education

Compulsory school

Upper secondary school, special courses

Post-secondary courses in arts and culture

Swedish schools abroad (compulsory and upper secondary education)

Foundation year program

Higher education credit HE (UREG 2000 and onwards)

Register of Higher Vocational Education

Swedish defence University

Register of higher education

Register of post-graduate education

Individual information

Population and housing census 1990

  1. Source: Statistics Sweden (2016b)