Sweden To Ban Mobile Phones In Schools From 2026 Academic Year

Last Updated:September 16, 2025, 20:43 IST

From autumn 2026, the next school year, it will be compulsory for all schools and after-school clubs to collect students’ phones and hold them until the end of the day

The budget bill, which the government will submit next week, allocates 95m kronor (£7.52m) for 2026 and 100m kronor the following year to implement the phone ban

The Swedish government has announced its decision to implement a nationwide mobile phone ban in all schools to improve security and study conditions for students.

According to a report by The Guardian, from autumn 2026, the next school year, it will be compulsory for all schools and after-school clubs to collect students’ phones and hold them until the end of the day.

As per the new rule, the students between the age of seven and 16 will not be allowed to use mobile phones in schools.

Besides the phone ban, proposed changes will cover the curriculum, the grading system and teacher training.

“What we are presenting today is a historic budget investment in schools and the biggest reform agenda in over 30 years," Education and schools minister Simona Mohamsson said.

The budget bill, which the government will submit next week, allocates 95m kronor (£7.52m) for 2026 and 100m kronor the following year to implement the phone ban, The Guardian reported.

Earlier this year, Denmark had announced its plan to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs.

Last year, Norway announced a strict minimum age of 15 on social media use as the government accused tech companies of being “pitted against small children’s brains".

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