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1 Primary and Secondary School

The educational system in Sweden is based on a nine year primary school, or "Grundskola" with mandatory attendance. Following this comes an elective three year secondary school, or "Gymnasium" which is divided in two instances where you either prepare for higher education or receive vocational education. The preparatory instance allows for specialization in either natural sciences or social sciences.

2 University

After completing the preparatory secondary school the student applies to a university in order to receive a tertiary education. General academic degrees are offered by public universities that recruits students nationally, and university colleges that tend recruit students more on a regional basis. A University Diploma can be awarded after two years of study, and a Bachelor's degree, after three years at a university or university college. It is possible to specialize further by obtaining a Master's degree which requires an additional year at a university, however once at least a Bachelor's degree has been obtained the student is qualified for postgraduate education.

Besides the general academic degrees described the system of higher education in Sweden also provides a number of professional degrees awarded by establishments on the outside of, and on occasion by separate schools within, the public university system. There are professional degrees in fields like engineering, law and medicine, and even if these have a more extensive curriculum and require a longer time to complete than a Master's degree, it is generally not possible to receive any intermediate degree prior to completion. Having completed the preparatory secondary school with a specialization in natural sciences is typically a prerequisite, before being able to apply to an establishment that awards one of the higher professional degrees.

3 Post Graduate

The stage of quaternary educationQuaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. Graduate school is an example of quaternary education; some consider postdoctoral posi offers two degrees, an intermediate postgraduate degree, called Licentiate, and the Doctorate degree.

4 Post-secondary Education

Completing secondary school on a vocational program with full classes on a three year curriculum does provides a basic qualification for further studies. However many times post-secondary educationPost-secondary education is a form of secondary education that is taken after first attending a secondary school, such as a high school. The purpose of a post-secondary education can be to receive vocational education and training or to prepare for a tert is required before being admitted at university or university college. Post-secondary education are provided by Municipal "KomVux" schools, and independent boarding schools named "Folkhögskolor".

Instead of opting for higher education, a student from a vocational program in secondary school are able to apply for what is called Qualified Vocational Education or "Kvalificerad Yrkesutbildning". This form combines education and practical experience from business or industry in the chosen field. The level of education is essentially post-secondary but can also contain courses that meet the requirements of tertiary education.

For post-secondary education, the KomVux and the Qualified Vocational Education in some ways correspond to what is offered by community colleges in the United States.

System Comparison

Sweden		United States
Post Doctorate	PD	Post Doctorate	PD
Doktors-examen	Q4
		Doctorate	Q4
	Q3
Licensiat-examen	Q2		Q3
	Q1
		Master's Degree	G2
Magister-examen	T4
			G1
Kandidat-examen	T3
		Bachelor's Degree	T4
	T2
			T3
	T1
			T2
Secondary School (Preparatory) Ages 16-19	S3		T1
	S2	High School Ages 14-18	H12
	S1		H11
Primary School (Upper) Ages 12-16	P9		H10
	P8		H9
	P7	Middle School Ages 11-14	M8
	P6		M7
Primary School (Lower) Ages 7-12	P5		M6
	P4	Elementary School Ages 6-11	E5
	P3		E4
	P2		E3
	P1		E2
Early Primary School	P0		E1
Kindergarten	K	Kindergarten	K

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