Obama wants to increase the number of people with a College degree

Barack Obama - Rebuilding Something Better - washingtonpost.com: "In an economy where jobs requiring at least an associate's degree are projected to grow twice as fast as jobs requiring no college experience, it's never been more essential to continue education and training after high school. That's why we've set a goal of leading the world in college degrees by 2020."

President Obama wants to enhance the US population. A higher percentage with a college degree. The college degree compares with three years of University in Sweden. A person that graduates Swedish Gymnasium is one year through the four year college agewise. He intends to utilize what is called a community college network.

The college degree is approximately the same as the old Fil.Kand. exam. It is interesting to compare with the situation i Sweden because they don't talk so much about this level. They focus on the Gymnasium level and people that don't make it through the Gymnasium is supposed to enter an apprentice system instead.

Have Sweden tried what Obama suggests and failed already? Perhaps not failed but rather realized what the upper limit is? Lowering the ambition for the University preparatory Gymnasium degree must mean fewer people to the college level.