Sweden Guide: Education

Find information about universities, admission processes, tuition fees and how the education system works. You will also find information about other learning opportunities in further education.

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  Introduction

  The Swedish education system

  The Swedish education system provides a very high standard of education and is free for everyone. University courses are subsidised by the government and are free for Swedes and foreigners alike.

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  Schools in Sweden

  Primary and lower secondary education

  Education in Sweden is compulsory between the ages of 7 and 16, starting with schools for primary and lower secondary education. Families have the choice of sending their children to public, private or international schools.

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  Swedish secondary education

  Adapting to the individual

  Once students in Sweden have reached the age of 16 and have completed their primary and lower secondary education, the vast majority go into upper secondary education which lasts until the student reaches the age of 20.

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  Swedish Higher Education

  The different options

  The Higher education system in Sweden is divided into three levels: basic level (grundnivå), advanced level (avancerad nivå), and graduate level (forskarnivå).

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