Negative student attitudes to LGBTQ people rose fivefold

Negative attitudes toward homosexual, bisexual and trans people among Swedish students rose from 3 percent in 2013 to 15 percent in 2024/25, the largest deterioration measured in a new school-attitudes study.

The underlying study surveyed 8,127 pupils in year nine and upper-secondary school. It also examined attitudes toward immigrants, Black people, Jews, Muslims, Roma and Sami people. A majority did not express negative attitudes, but the direction worsened across several groups.

The Government has ordered a deeper study into what is driving the shift. The report is due by 1 March 2029.

For LGBTQ, immigrant, Muslim, Jewish and other minority families, this is not a new protection or school duty. The change today is official recognition that Sweden's previously improving tolerance trend has reversed and needs investigation.

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