The eligibility for upper secondary school remains at the same level

Of the nearly 121,000 students who passed the ninth grade this spring, almost 18,000 students (just under 15 percent) lacked eligibility for the upper secondary school’s national program, because their grades were not sufficient. Conversely, it was 85.2 percent of the ninth graders who passed the eligibility requirements, which is a marginal improvement from the previous academic year’s 85.0 percent, the National Education Agency’s statistics show.

“More students need to complete primary school because we know that it is one of the most important preventive efforts to avoid long-term exclusion,” comments Anders Palm, head of unit at the Swedish National Agency for Education, in a press release.

The proportion of students with grade A is highest in English, followed by sports and health.

The highest percentage of students with grade F is found in Swedish as a second language (27 percent), followed by mathematics (10 percent).