Education
Education

Teacher salaries should be raised significantly even at the expense of class sizes.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 0 broadly agree and 7 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Mindre klasser – mer studiero. Undvik stora klasser så att varje elev blir sedd och får bättre förutsättningar att lyckas.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Centerpartiet on Education
Moderaterna Moderaterna
Disagree
En av de viktigaste faktorerna till att höja kunskapsresultaten i skolan är mycket undervisningstid med skickliga lärare.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Moderaterna on Education
Miljöpartiet Miljöpartiet
Strongly disagree
När barnkullarna minskar under de närmaste åren höjer vi kvaliteten genom att öka bemanningen och minska grupperna i förskolan, på fritids och i skolan.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Miljöpartiet on Education
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Teacher pay has fallen behind comparable graduate professions, hurting recruitment and retention.
  • Higher pay attracts and keeps stronger teachers, whose impact on outcomes outweighs class-size effects in many studies.
  • The teacher shortage has become acute and is unlikely to resolve without significant pay action.
Against
  • Larger class sizes consistently affect outcomes for the youngest pupils and those with extra needs.
  • Pay rises do not by themselves address why people leave teaching — workload and conditions also matter.
  • Better budget priorities might fund both pay rises and class-size targets without trading them off.
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