For Saturday's college entrance exam in Sweden, 100,742 people are registered, with the test conducted at around one hundred locations nationwide. The exam, first held in 1977 at Umeå University with approximately 600 participants, has grown significantly in scale over the decades. The college entrance exam consists of five test sections with a total of 160 tasks.
The verbal part includes 80 tasks that contain texts, words, and reading comprehension, while the quantitative part also comprises 80 tasks, covering mathematical exercises and those requiring logical and analytical thinking. 0, with Johan Bellander being the only one in Dalarna to attain that score. Eligibility for the exam requires individuals to have turned 18 years old by the same year they take it, though there are some exceptions for those under 18 years old.
The college entrance exam can increase the chances of getting into higher education because results on it form a separate selection group. It is unknown how many of the 100,742 registered will actually take the exam on Saturday, and historical trends in participation numbers since 1977 have not been disclosed.