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Virtually the entire adult Swedish population is literate. Education is free and compulsory between ages 7 and 15. All pupils receive the same course of instruction for six years; beginning in the seventh year the curriculum is differentiated, and students may choose between a classical and a vocational course. About 80% of all students then enter gymnasium (senior high school) or continuation schools. The gymnasium specializes in classical or modern languages or science; after the three-year course, students may take a final graduating examination. The continuation schools offer a two-year curriculum that is more practical and specialized than that of the gymnasium and leads more quickly to the practice of a trade. |
University and grass lawn in Gothenburg | 
Small Swedish school | 
School in Gothenburg |
School and parking lot in Gothenburg |
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