1. 1 Sweden Education at a Glance 2015 Thomas Weko Release date: 24 November 2015

2. Stable public investment in education throughout the economic crisis with comparatively high levels of spending per student

3. Sweden spends USD 12 740 per student per year from primary through tertiary education Annual expenditure by educational institutions per student, by types of service, from primary to tertiary education (2012). In equivalent USD con verted using PPPs, based on full-time equivalents, for primary through tertiary education Chart B1.1.

4. Expenditure per primary, secondary and post-secondary non- tertiary student increased by at least 10% in most countries between 2005 and 2012 Annual expenditure per student by educational institutions in 2012 related to change since 2005. Primary, secondary, and post-secondary non-tertiary education Chart B1.4. P,S,PS

5. Between 2008 and 2012, public spending on education as a percentage of total public spending decreased in most countries Index of change between 2008 and 2012 in total public expenditure on education as a percentage of total public expenditure Chart B4.3.

6. Many learning opportunities from early life to adulthood

7. 93 % of 3-year-olds are enrolled in pre-primary education Enrolment rates in early childhood education at age 3 (2013) Chart Chart C2.1.

8. Non-completion of upper secondary education is fairly infrequent (and similar to Nordic peers) Percentage of 25-34 year-olds with attainment below upper secondary education (2014) Chart A1.1.

9. Rates of tertiary attainment are well above average Percentage of younger and older tertiary-educated adults (2014) Chart A1.2.

10. High rates of participation in employer-sponsored education Participation in employer-sponsored education, by occupation (2011, 2012) Chart C6.2.

11. With distinctively equitable results by gender and education level

12. The highest share of women with bachelor's degree Percentage of female graduates in tertiary levels of education (2013) Chart A3.3.

13. Among the narrowest earning gaps by gender across OECD countries Earnings of 35-44 year-olds tertiary-educated women as a percentage of the earnings of men of the same age and educational attainment (201 3 or most recent year available) Chart Chart A10.6

14. The employment benefit of tertiary education is less pronounced than in other countries – owing to strong employment outcomes for those with upper secondary education Unemployment rates, by educational attainment (2014) Chart A5.1.

15. Modest earning premia are visible across all tertiary levels in Sweden Earning premia of tertiary-educated workers relative to upper secondary, by level of tertiary education (2013) Chart A6.1.

16. From education and training to work

17. Compared to other OECD members, Sweden has a relatively low share of 20-24 year-olds not in education, employment, or training NEET population among 20-24 year-olds, by gender (2014) Chart C5.1.

18. However (as is the case among Nordic peers) the share of full time- employed among working young adults is relatively is relatively low Chart C5.4 Percentage of 15-29 year-olds who work 35 hours or more per week among all employed young adults not in education, by gender (2014)

19. From equality to the challenge of quality

20. Relationship between mathematics performance and variation in performance explained by students’ socio-economic status Chart A9.4 Student performance and equity Percentage of variance in performance explained by ESCS (r-squared x 100) Mean mathematics performance Below average mathematics performance Below average impact of socio-economic background Above average mathematics performance Below average impact of socio-economic background Below average mathematics performance Above average impact of socio-economic background Above average mathematics performance Above average impact of socio-economic background

21. Between 2003 and 2012, performance of 15-year-olds declined in the three core subjects of the PISA test.

22. The share of top performers in mathematics dropped slightly, on average Chart A9.3 Percentage of top performers in mathematics, PISA 2003 and 2012

23. Challenges in the teaching profession

24. A flat salary development Chart D3.2 Annual statutory salaries of lower secondary teachers in public institutions, in equivalent USD converted using PPPs at different points in their c areers (2013)

25. An ageing teaching force Age distribution of teachers in upper secondary education (2013) Chart D5.2

26. Mean mathematics performance, by school location, after accounting for socio-economic status Fig II.3.3 26 Teachers' perceptions of the value of teaching Percentage of lower secondary teachers who "agree" or "strongly agree" that teaching profession is a valued profession in society

27. Education at a Glance 2015 http://www.oecd.org/education/education-at-a-glance-19991487.htm www.oecd.org/edu Thomas.WEKO@oecd.org Video of the presentation: http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/4970338/oecd-om-skolan Follow us on: @OECDEduSkills @EduSkills OECD @ EduSkills OECD