The number of pupils with a foreign mother tongue in preschools in Sweden increased by 10,000 from the school year 2012/13 to 2016/17. Since then, the number has been more stable, lying just above 30,000. In the school years 2022/23, there were just above 30,000 children with a foreign mother tongue in Swedish preschools.
The year before starting compulsory school, children in Sweden are offered a voluntary one year preschool class. The class combines the pedagogical methods of the preschool with those of compulsory school. Usually children start a preschool class at the age of six.
Number of pupils with other mother tongue than Swedish in preschool class in Sweden from 2013 to 2023
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National Agency for Education. (March 29, 2023). Number of pupils with other mother tongue than Swedish in preschool class in Sweden from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539547/sweden-pupils-in-preschool-class-with-other-mother-tongue-than-swedish/
National Agency for Education. "Number of pupils with other mother tongue than Swedish in preschool class in Sweden from 2013 to 2023." Chart. March 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539547/sweden-pupils-in-preschool-class-with-other-mother-tongue-than-swedish/
National Agency for Education. (2023). Number of pupils with other mother tongue than Swedish in preschool class in Sweden from 2013 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539547/sweden-pupils-in-preschool-class-with-other-mother-tongue-than-swedish/
National Agency for Education. "Number of Pupils with Other Mother Tongue than Swedish in Preschool Class in Sweden from 2013 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539547/sweden-pupils-in-preschool-class-with-other-mother-tongue-than-swedish/
National Agency for Education, Number of pupils with other mother tongue than Swedish in preschool class in Sweden from 2013 to 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539547/sweden-pupils-in-preschool-class-with-other-mother-tongue-than-swedish/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of pupils with other mother tongue than Swedish in preschool class in Sweden from 2013 to 2023 [Graph], National Agency for Education, March 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/539547/sweden-pupils-in-preschool-class-with-other-mother-tongue-than-swedish/
