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Sweden

History & Background, Constitutional & Legal Foundations, Educational System—overview, Preprimary & Primary Education, Secondary Education



BASIC DATA
Official Country Name: Kingdom of Sweden
Region: Europe
Population: 8,873,052
Language(s): Swedish, Lapp, Finnish

Literacy Rate: 99%
Academic Year: August-June
Compulsory Schooling: 9 years
Public Expenditure on Education: 8.3%
Foreign Students in National Universities: 12,189
Libraries: 1,702
Educational Enrollment: Primary: 690,630
  Secondary: 829,295
  Higher: 275,217
Educational Enrollment Rate: Primary: 100%
  Secondary: 140%
  Higher: 50%
Teachers: Primary: 58,365
  Secondary: 78,732
  Higher: 33,498
Teacher-Student Ratio: Primary: 12:1
Female Enrollment Rate: Primary: 107%
  Secondary: 153%
  Higher: 57%

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