Education
Education

For-profit free schools (vinstdrivande friskolor) should be banned.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 4 broadly agree and 4 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Vänsterpartiet Vänsterpartiet
Strongly agree
För att bygga upp en jämlik skola vill vi att staten tar över huvudansvaret från kommunerna och att friskolesystemet avskaffas.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Vänsterpartiet on Education
Det ska inte gå en krona till vinst om välfärdsföretag inte håller kvaliteten och uppfyller de krav som ställs.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Centerpartiet on Education
Moderaterna Moderaterna
Disagree
Att fler aktörer startar skolor för att bidra till att förbättra svenskt utbildningsväsende är önskvärt.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Moderaterna on Education
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Public funds for education should fund teaching, not extracted profits to school-owning corporations.
  • Documented cases of grade inflation and selective intake have followed the profit-driven model.
  • Most European school systems do not allow profit extraction from publicly funded schools.
Against
  • Profit-driven schools account for a meaningful share of capacity that the public system cannot quickly replace.
  • Quality variation exists in both public and private schools — profit is not the sole root cause.
  • Stricter regulation of grading and intake may address concerns without removing all private provision.
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Edition 02 · Riksdag 2026
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