Employers' view on studies abroad - Svenskt Näringsliv

Results 10
Figure 2 – How many of your employees have university degrees?
Companies
38%
29%
12%
9%
11%1%
Authorities
1% 7%
9%
25%
58%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Less than 10% 10-24% 25-49% 50-75% More than 75% Unsure
The numbers show a clear discrepancy in level of education between public and private sector. In
authorities a majority of employees have university degrees, which is quite unusual in private companies.
It should be noted however that there is a significant difference between small and large
companies in this aspect. These numbers should be kept in mind when looking at the following
results.
The distribution in size of companies and authorities responding is even, which is in line with the
focus on achieving a result which is as representative as possible.
Table1
5–9 employees 10–49 employees 50– employees Authorities TOTAL
Netto selection 1 415 1 459 1 425 264 4 563
Replies 274 274 312 113 973
Reply frequency 19 % 19 % 22 % 43 % 21 %
Emp’s with uni deg. 43 % 59 % 90 % 98 %
Further background questions have concerned whether the companies/authorities are international
in their work or not. To survey this the following questions were asked:
• Do you engage in international cooperation?
• Have you developed international connections for export/import?
• Do you have plans to expand internationally?
• Do you have offices outside Sweden?
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