Cities of Migration: Taking the Swedish National Diversity Plan to School

 For instance, the proportion of students to qualify for upper secondary education is high for those of migrant origin (approximately 77 percent) as for Swedish students (approximately 90 percent). In Sweden, about 14 percent of students are of migrant origin. However, according to data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Swedish migrants have an overall high level of educational attainment. In fact, second-generation immigrant students attain much better results than their Swedish born peers. The Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) also ranked Sweden first out of 31 countries in the category of education. Malmö’s experience and success in the field of educational diversity has been recognized both nationally and internationally. In Sweden, additional funding was specifically given to the Malmö Center for Diversity in Education so that the city could share its expertise at a national level...Read more