All characters level up their skills at the same speed with use, and as such you're able to, eventually, reach the maximum level of 100 in every skill tree.
That's because, unlike the Elder Scrolls games before it, Skyrim's levelling system is goverened almost entirely by your usage of the skills themselves. Those skills are roughly broken down into three disciplines, displayed under the starsigns for the Thief, Mage, and Warrior in-game, although aside from the benefits of the Standing Stones - which we'll discuss below - there's little other reason to worry about which 'class' your chose skills fall into. Your character in Skyrim has both an overall level and a set of individual levels for each of the 18 skills. How to level up in Skyrimīefore diving into the specifics of each skill, it's worth taking a quick moment to explain how exactly Skyrim's levelling mechanic works.
We recommend you take frequent breaks from power-levelling to go clear some dungeons and explore, or at least focus on raising some combat-related skills from time to time, alongside the rest. A word of warning though: because enemies are themselves levelled in Skyrim - meaning their strength is tied to your own overall character level - power-levelling can make your life considerably harder in combat, particularly if you prioritise non-combat skills early on.
