In the period from 2016 to 2018, the use of mobile phone for class tasks among Swedish pupils decreased. As of 2018, 14 percent of children in middle comprehensive school used their phones at class, whereas the corresponding figure for upper comprehensive school children was 40 percent.
Share of pupils using mobile phones at class for school tasks in Sweden from 2016 to 2018
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Mellanstadiet is the middle stage of comprehensive school (4th to 6th grade).
Högstadiet is the upper stage of comprehensive school (7th to 9th grade).
Gymnasium corresponds to high school or upper secondary education (1st to 3rd grade).
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Internetstiftelsen. (November 15, 2018). Share of pupils using mobile phones at class for school tasks in Sweden from 2016 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050858/share-of-pupils-using-mobile-phones-at-class-for-school-tasks-in-sweden/
Internetstiftelsen. "Share of pupils using mobile phones at class for school tasks in Sweden from 2016 to 2018." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050858/share-of-pupils-using-mobile-phones-at-class-for-school-tasks-in-sweden/
Internetstiftelsen. (2018). Share of pupils using mobile phones at class for school tasks in Sweden from 2016 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050858/share-of-pupils-using-mobile-phones-at-class-for-school-tasks-in-sweden/
Internetstiftelsen. "Share of Pupils Using Mobile Phones at Class for School Tasks in Sweden from 2016 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050858/share-of-pupils-using-mobile-phones-at-class-for-school-tasks-in-sweden/
Internetstiftelsen, Share of pupils using mobile phones at class for school tasks in Sweden from 2016 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050858/share-of-pupils-using-mobile-phones-at-class-for-school-tasks-in-sweden/ (last visited May 12, 2025)
Share of pupils using mobile phones at class for school tasks in Sweden from 2016 to 2018 [Graph], Internetstiftelsen, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050858/share-of-pupils-using-mobile-phones-at-class-for-school-tasks-in-sweden/
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