About Skolkoll — who runs it, data sources and method

Why Skolkoll exists

Choosing a school or understanding how the Swedish school system works should not require jumping between five different public-sector websites. Skolkoll collects public data and makes it searchable, comparable and easier to understand.

The service is built for parents, journalists, researchers and anyone who wants to make better-informed decisions about schools. All underlying data is public. Skolkoll mainly improves access, context and usability.

Who runs it?

Skolkoll is an independent non-profit project run and privately financed by Markus Reimer. No school provider pays to appear, no data is sold, and there are no ads on the site.

Contact: info@skolkoll.se

Transparency and independence

For transparency: Markus Reimer works professionally at AcadeMedia, Sweden's largest independent education provider. Skolkoll is nevertheless a private spare-time project with no resourcing, editorial control or influence from that employer.

All data shown on Skolkoll comes from open public sources and is processed the same way for every school and provider, whether they are municipal, independent or part of a large school group.

If a school provider wants to "look better" on Skolkoll, there is only one recipe: deliver good quality and well-educated, satisfied pupils — which will be reflected in the public statistics.

Coverage

Skolkoll currently covers 16,317 active school units in 290 municipalities and 21 counties. This includes compulsory schools, upper-secondary schools, preschool classes, after-school care centres, special-needs schools, special schools and Sami schools.

Data sources

Skolkoll collects and combines data from 15 open data sources, including Skolverket, SCB, Kolada, Bolagsverket and Skolinspektionen. Skolverket data is synced daily; Kolada and SCB monthly.

Latest sync: 12 March 2026. Data primarily covers the 2023/24 school year.

See data sources and KPI definitions →

Method and limitations

Skolkoll presents data as reported by the source authorities. We make no independent measurements or assessments. Statistics such as merit values and eligibility rates may have gaps — not all schools report every data point.

Merit values are based on a pupil's 16 best grades and are influenced by pupil composition. Comparisons between schools should take socioeconomic factors into account.

For full methodology details, see Method.

Contact

Questions, found an error, or want to use the data?
Email info@skolkoll.se.