Education
Education

Class sizes in compulsory school should be capped by law at around 20 pupils.

Class sizes vary widely between schools; a statutory cap has been proposed in the 2026 campaign.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 5 broadly agree and 1 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Vi vill lagstifta kring gruppstorlek och bemanning på vetenskaplig grund och med långsiktigt hållbar finansiering.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Miljöpartiet on Education
Klasstorlek och lärartäthet har betydelse för elevers kunskapsinlärning. Tydligast är det för elever som går de första åren i grundskolan, samt elever som inte får så mycket stöd i sina studier hemifrån.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Vänsterpartiet on Education
Moderaterna Moderaterna
No programme position

Manifestet vill utöka den lärarledda undervisningstiden och betonar rektorers frihet att organisera verksamheten, men tar inte upp något lagstadgat tak för klasstorleken; frågan behandlas inte i skolavsnitten.

Moderaterna on Education
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Smaller classes give each pupil more teacher time, especially those falling behind.
  • Classroom calm improves when the group is small enough to hold together.
  • Research support for class-size effects is strongest in the early years.
Against
  • It requires thousands of teachers and classrooms that do not currently exist.
  • An expensive reform with mixed research support in higher grades.
  • A rigid cap removes heads' freedom to organise teaching by need.
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