Håkan Boström: The Reading Crisis Is Now Seriously Threatening Swedish Schools

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The overuse of digital media among children and young people is leading to poorer school results throughout the Western world.

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Sweden recorded its worst performance on the functional literacy survey among PISA students in its history. According to experts, the reason is...

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One in three Swedish 15-year-olds did not achieve the baseline level defined by the OECD in mathematics and reading in the 2025 PISA test. Education Minister Simona Mohamsson sees excessive screen time among young people as the main reason, the right-wing education policy of the Social Democrats leader and the Sweden Democrats mass immigration.

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In the latest Pisa survey, Sweden received its worst overall scores ever. The Minister of Education speaks of “a generation of functional illiterates.”