It ihas been going downhill the last decade measuring the education levels of Swedish teenagers. A Unicef study shows that Swedish students rank 18 out of the 29 countries when it comes to educational achievement by the age of 15. Especially in reading, maths and science literacy.
Finland claims the top spot, with Canada and the Netherlands rounding out the top three. Back in 2000, Sweden finished first in the study.
“Sweden’s education results are way too low. They’ve been sinking almost uninterrupted for the past 25 years,” Education Minister Jan Björklund told the TT news agency. “That’s why we’re introducing a number of reforms to Swedish schools’ policy.”
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