SwedenMänskliga rättigheter, jämställdhet, barns rätt 16 · Human rights, gender equality, children's rights
Since 2020, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (barnkonventionen) has applied as Swedish law. Who counts as a child under the convention?
In the exam (Swedish)
Sedan 2020 gäller FN:s barnkonvention som svensk lag. Vem räknas som barn enligt konventionen?
- aEveryone who goes to compulsory schoolAlla som går i grundskolan
- bEveryone under 15 years of ageAlla som är under 15 år
- cEveryone under 18 years of ageAlla som är under 18 årCorrect answer
- dEveryone under 12 years of ageAlla som är under 12 år
Why?
The Convention on the Rights of the Child applies to every person under 18. Because it has been Swedish law since 1 January 2020, courts and public authorities must take the child's rights into account in their decisions.
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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