Country education guide

Sweden

National law and curricula are implemented by municipal, state, and independent school organisers under national oversight.

📚 School stages

Grades, stages, and local pathways

Preschool is followed by the compulsory preschool class and school entry.

The national compulsory-school curriculum is implemented by the school organiser.

Year 9 grades are central to eligibility and selection for national upper-secondary programmes.

Higher-education preparatory and vocational programmes normally lead to different upper-secondary diplomas.

Entry depends on general and specific eligibility plus the selection route.

📝 Examinations and qualifications

Each record links to the authority that publishes its current rules.

School-leaving qualification

Gymnasieexamen

A higher-education preparatory or vocational diploma from a national upper-secondary programme.

Completion or score rule: Diploma requirements depend on programme credits, passing grades, and the diploma project; introductory programmes issue a different certificate.
Where it applies: Sweden

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