Education levels slip in global ranking

Sweden is set to slide down the scale in a new global comparison of education achievement, said a report published by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education last week, reports The Local.

Sweden has long enjoyed a high proportion of well-educated citizens, placing it in the spotlight in comparison with other countries. The proportion of well-educated Swedes peaked in the past two years, keeping it high in international comparisons.

However, this balance is set to shift in the coming years.

“Sweden has a really good starting position when compared with young people’s education levels in different countries,” agency head Lars Haikola said in a statement last Monday. “The proportion of people with higher education has risen more in Sweden than the OECD average, but now we’re seeing signs that the development is levelling off."
Full report on The Local site