Editing Carl XVI Gustaf (section)

== Youth and education ==
[[File:Vasa Carl Gustaf 1961.jpg|thumb|The 15-year-old Crown Prince of Sweden looks at the recently recovered 17th-century warship ''[[Vasa (ship)|Vasa]]'' in 1961.]]

Carl Gustaf's earliest education was received privately at the [[Stockholm Palace|Royal Palace]]. He was then sent to Broms school, and then on to [[Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket|Sigtuna boarding school]]. After graduating from [[High school (upper secondary)|high school]] in 1966, Carl Gustaf completed two-and-a-half years of education in the [[Swedish Army]], the [[Royal Swedish Navy]], and the [[Swedish Air Force]]. During the winter 1966–1967, he took part in a round-the-world voyage with the [[Mine layer|mine-laying vessel]] ''[[HSwMS Älvsnabben (M01)|Älvsnabben]]''. The Crown Prince received his commission as an officer in all three services in 1968, eventually rising to the rank of [[captain]] (in the army and air force) and [[lieutenant]] (in the navy), before his accession to the throne. He also completed his academic studies in [[history]], [[sociology]], [[political science]], [[tax law]], and [[economics]] at [[Uppsala University]] and later economics at [[Stockholm University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography – Sveriges Kungahus |url=https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hmkingcarlxvigustaf/biography.4.396160511584257f2180006110.html |publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]] |access-date=15 December 2018 |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506085124/https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hmkingcarlxvigustaf/biography.4.396160511584257f2180006110.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

To prepare for his role as the [[head of state]], Crown Prince Carl Gustaf followed a broad program of studies on the court system, social organisations and institutions, [[trade union]]s, and employers' associations. In addition, he closely studied the affairs of the [[Riksdag]], Government, and [[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)|Ministry for Foreign Affairs]]. The Crown Prince also spent time at the Swedish Mission to the [[United Nations]] and the [[Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency]] (SIDA), worked at a bank in London and at the Swedish Embassy there, at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France, and at the [[Alfa Laval]] Company factory in France. In 1970, he represented the King at the head of the Swedish delegation to the [[World Exposition]] in [[Osaka]], Japan. Since his youth the present monarch has been a strong supporter of the [[Scout Movement]] in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |title=10 facts about King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden |url=https://ca.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2014043018510/king-carl-gustaf-sweden-10-facts/ |website=HOLA |date=30 April 2014 |access-date=10 June 2019 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402195815/https://ca.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2014043018510/king-carl-gustaf-sweden-10-facts/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carl Gustaf has [[dyslexia]], as do his daughter Crown Princess Victoria and his son Prince Carl Philip.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Expressen]] |date=18 September 1997 |page=109 |title=Toinis metod hjälpte Carl Philip |trans-title=Toini's method helped Carl Philip |quote=En dyslektiker kan lära sig att läsa och skriva efter bara 50 timmars träning. Det säger nu Toini Prim, en av Sveriges ledande dyslexiexperter. Prim har tidigare bland annat hjälpt till att behandla prins Carl Philip. |trans-quote=A dyslexic can learn to read and write after just 50 hours of training, says Toini Prim, one of Sweden's leading dyslexia experts. Prim has previously helped treat Prince Carl Philip, among others. |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]]s bilaga |date=16 May 2010 |page=25 |title=Med Drottningholmsom lekplats |trans-title=With Drottningholm as a playground |quote=Rätt snart upptäcktes att Victoria hade ärvt faderns dyslexi och hon kämpade hårt för att hålla jämna steg med klasskamraterna. |trans-quote=It was soon discovered that Victoria had inherited her father's dyslexia and she struggled to keep up with her classmates. |language=sv}}</ref>