As of 2018, being able to define a good source online appeared to be important in Sweden. Over 90 percent of Swedish pupils had been taught about source criticism and 20 percent were taught about this topic on a weekly basis.
Share of pupils who were taught digital competence in Sweden in 2018, by school level
Characteristic
Taught
Taught weekly
Source criticism
91%
20%
Against internet bullying
82%
8%
Copyright
66%
9%
Usage security
57%
7%
Programming
51%
9%
Password security
44%
6%
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Pupils in middle comprehensive school and upper comprehensive school
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
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 who were taught digital competence in Sweden in 2018, by school level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050882/share-of-pupils-who-were-taught-digital-competence-in-sweden-by-school-level/
Internetstiftelsen. "Share of pupils who were taught digital competence in Sweden in 2018, by school level." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050882/share-of-pupils-who-were-taught-digital-competence-in-sweden-by-school-level/
Internetstiftelsen. (2018). Share of pupils who were taught digital competence in Sweden in 2018, by school level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050882/share-of-pupils-who-were-taught-digital-competence-in-sweden-by-school-level/
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