According to the international student survey, ICCS 2016 Swedish 8th graders are 3rd best answering questions about human rights, equality, values, voting rights, parliament, courts, and journalists. The survey was taken by students in 21 countries.
1. Denmark: 586
2. Taiwan: 581
3. Sweden: 579
4. Finland: 577
5. Norway: 564
Girls performed better than boys in the survey. Read more (in Swedish) at Sveriges Radio (Swedens state run radio):
http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6815794