Sweden has had a system with regular educational inspection since 2003. The Swedish inspection model was created to respond to the needs of national evaluation, audit and accountability in a highly decentralised system of governance with a high degree of local responsibility. Since the beginning of the 1990s the main responsibility for education activities lies with the local authorities, that is the municipalities and authorities for independent schools. The curriculum, national objectives and guidelines for the public education system are laid down by the Swedish Parliament and Government. Within the objectives and framework established on the national level, the individual responsible authority – a municipality or a board of an independent school - may determine how its schools are to be run. The head teacher of the school disposes of a budget and employs teachers and staff. The teachers are given a large amount of pedagogical freedom and can themselves make decisions on content and methods, on what and how to teach. 

All details are given in the following link and in the sources given there.   

Sweden Profile, published 2 July (pdf 275kb)