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OECD Territorial Reviews: Sweden 2017 - Monitoring Progress in Multi-level Governance and Rural Policy

PISA 2015 country note for Sweden

This country note presents student performance in science, reading and mathematics, and measures equity in education in Sweden.

Consumption Tax Trends 2016: Country highlights

This publication provides detailed country notes on Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax (VAT/GST) and excise duty rates in OECD member countries.

Revenue Statistics 2016: Country highlights

This annual publication presents detailed country notes and internationally comparable tax data for all OECD countries from 1965 onwards.

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Sweden 2016

Education at a Glance 2015: Sweden

The 2015 edition introduces more detailed analysis of participation in early childhood and tertiary levels of education. The report also examines first generation tertiary-educated adults’ educational and social mobility, labour market outcomes for recent graduates, and participation in employer-sponsored formal and/or non-formal education.

Compétences et performance du marché du travail en Suède

Tant le niveau de qualification que celui de compétences, telles que mesuré dans l'évaluation des compétences des adultes (PIAAC), sont élevés en Suède. Ils ne sont pas de parfaits substituts, mais les deux sont dans une certaine mesure nécessaires à l'intégration avec succès sur le marché du travail suédois.

Compétences et croissance inclusive en Suède

Les résultats du système d'enseignement pourraient être améliorés en rendant plus attractive la profession d'enseignant, en améliorant la formation des enseignants et en renforçant le soutien apporté aux élèves en difficulté. Un marché du travail plus flexible rendrait l’emploi plus accessible aux jeunes peu qualifiés et aux immigrés.

The Swedish Tax on Nitrogen Oxide Emissions: Lessons in Environmental Policy Reform - Environment Policy Paper No. 2

This case study describes the approach taken to reduce NOx emissions from combustion plants, the challenges encountered and the social, environmental and economic impacts. It concludes by discussing the wider lessons that are raised for other governments seeking to develop similar policy responses.

Closing the Gender Gap - country note: Sweden

Gains in female education attainment have contributed to a worldwide increase in women’s participation in the labour force, but considerable gaps remain in working hours, conditions of employment and earnings.  More specific data for Sweden are available in this country note.