Sweden

To which Dutch diplomas can you compare diplomas from Sweden?

Diploma SeQF EQF Comparable to NLQF EQF
Högskoleförberedande examen: Estetiska programmet 4 4
  • a HAVO diploma (if the student took mainly profession-oriented subjects, such as photography and sound production); or
  • a VWO (if the student took mainly general education subjects).
 4 or 4+ 4
Högskoleförberedande examen: Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet 4 4
  • a HAVO diploma (if the student took mainly profession-oriented subjects, such as graphic design and music production); or
  • a VWO (if the student took mainly general education subjects).
 4 or 4+ 4
Högskoleförberedande examen: Teknikprogrammet 4 4
  • a HAVO diploma (if the student took mainly profession-oriented subjects, such as event technology and applied programming); or
  • a VWO (if the student took mainly general education subjects).
 4 or 4+ 4
Högskoleförberedande examen: Ekonomiprogrammet 4 4 a VWO diploma 4+ 4
Högskoleförberedande examen: Humanistiska programmet 4 4 a VWO diploma 4+ 4
Högskoleförberedande examen: Naturvetenskabsprogrammet 4 4 a VWO diploma 4+ 4
Yrkeshögskoleexamen 5 - 1 year of HBO - -
Kvalificerad yrkeshögskoleexamen 6 - an associate degree or 2 years of HBO 5 5
Högskoleexamen with 120 ECTS (högskolepoäng) 6 6 an associate degree or 2 years of HBO 5 5
Kandidatexamen (bachelor’s degree) 6 6 an HBO bachelor's degree or a WO bachelor's degree 6 6
Yrkesexamen (professional degree) 6 or 7 6 or 7 usually an HBO master's degree or a WO master's degree, sometimes an HBO bachelor's degree or WO bachelor's degree 6 or 7 6 or 7
Magisterexamen (master’s degree) 7 7 an HBO master's degree or a WO master's degree 7 7
Masterexamen (master’s degree) 7 7 an HBO master's degree or a WO master's degree 7 7