Education for children and young people includes preschool, leisure-time centres, compulsory school and upper secondary school. Based on their own circumstances and needs, pupils are to receive education so that they achieve the knowledge requirements and so have the opportunity to develop as much as possible.

Pupils’ ability to read and understand what they read is the foundation of their learning in all school subjects. The Swedish Government’s school policy aims to get back to basics and re-establish a strong knowledge-based school system with the focus of early grades being on basic skills such as reading, writing and arithmetic. Digital learning aids should only be introduced in teaching at an age when they encourage, rather than hinder, pupils’ learning.

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Pupils’ ability to read and understand what they read is the foundation of their learning in all school subjects. The Swedish Government’s school policy aims to get back to basics and re-establish a strong knowledge-based school system with the focus of early grades being on basic skills such as reading, writing and arithmetic. Digital learning aids should only be introduced in teaching at an age when they encourage, rather than hinder, pupils’ learning.

Published08 February 2024· Updated05 March 2025·ArticlefromLotta Edholm,Ministry of Education and Research

This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jewish life in Sweden. The National Agency for Education has been tasked with raising awareness of this anniversary and presenting proposals on how it can be highlighted in schools.

Published28 February 2025·Press releasefromLotta Edholm,Parisa Liljestrand,Ministry of Culture,Ministry of Education and Research

Minister for Education Johan Pehrson has now presented the Government’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) strategy. The strategy contains objectives to strengthen STEM education in Sweden. A new STEM delegation will also work to get more people studying in those fields.

Published25 February 2025·Press releasefromMinistry of Education and Research

Young people’s use of mobile phones at school negatively affects their performance. This was the theme when Minister for Schools Lotta Edholm took part in a seminar organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), where decision-makers and experts from various countries convened to discuss screen time in classrooms and the consequences of forbidding it.

Published04 June 2024·Press releasefromLotta Edholm,Ministry of Education and Research

To combat crime and increase security, investments in the judicial system and criminal law measures must be combined with effective and proactive crime prevention efforts. The Government has therefore presented a national strategy that focuses on social crime prevention measures. The aim includes preventing children and young people from becoming involved in criminal networks and other types of crime.

Published21 March 2024·Press releasefromCamilla Waltersson Grönvall,Gunnar Strömmer,Jakob Forssmed,Lotta Edholm,Ministry of Education and Research,Ministry of Health and Social Affairs,Ministry of Justice