Indicator history

The government has launched an ambitious program for to improve educational achievement in school. An initiative being implemented is to strengthen basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics. In 2008-2009 the government directed a total of SEK 900 million (90 million Euro) to activities for students at risk of not achieving the goals of the school. Among these students with special needs are those with a immigrant background.  A total of 3.6 billion SEK invested in the so-called lifting the teacher years 2007 and 2010. A special teacher training has been introduced with a focus on assisting those students who have difficult to achieve the national objectives, which in particular concerns students with a immigrant background.


In addition to the overall quality improvement efforts are also targeted at newly arrived refugee students. The School Agency (Skolverket) has, at the initiative of the government, presented general guidelines for newly arrived students'education in autumn 2008. The focus on teachers' training is an opportunity for teachers to develop their knowledge in teaching  Swedish as a second language. The lack of qualified teachers makes it difficult for municipalities and schools to provide mother tongue education.

Source: Ministry of Integration, http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c6/13/77/30/6ef4871f.pdf (accessed 2012-03-10).