Richard Orange finds the slow progress his children are making at their Swedish municipal school excruciating, particularly the handwriting. But the statistics indicate that, at least when it comes to reading, maths, and science, they should catch up by around the age of 11.
The reading ability of year four students in Sweden dropped slightly more in the five years leading up to the end of 2021 than the average for other EU and OECD countries, despite the country's decision to keep schools open in the pandemic.
FOR 20 years the Swedish School Marbella has been giving its students the very best education - 20 years of excellence 2003 - 2023. Founded in 2003, the
Staffanstorp, in the county of Skåne, southern Sweden, wanted to bar children from wearing headscarves in preschools and primary schools up to year six, effectively banning children under 12.
A report from the Swedish National Agency for Education shows that the number of pupils in year six that know how to swim is lower compared with eight .