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Which municipalities have the greatest teacher shortage?

From 27% to 94% certified — the spread is enormous.

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Ranking · March 2026 · Swedish National Agency for Education open data, school year 2025/26.

The proportion of certified teachers varies enormously between Sweden's municipalities — from below 50% to above 90%. The national average is 70%. Here we rank the 289 municipalities where data is available.

15 municipalities with the lowest teacher certification

#MunicipalityCertified teachersAvg merit scoreSchools
1Överkalix27%2155
2Ragunda36%2156
3Strömsund47%21112
4Sorsele49%2245
5Älvdalen50%2145
6Gällivare50%21019
7Nordanstig50%2079
8Dorotea51%2323
9Högsby51%2185
10Övertorneå52%2066
11Smedjebacken53%2267
12Flen54%21914
13Pajala54%22111
14Arjeplog55%2304
15Söderhamn55%19322

Rural municipalities and smaller towns without higher education institutions dominate the list. Överkalix has the lowest proportion at 27% certified teachers.

Top 10 — highest teacher certification

#MunicipalityCertified teachersAvg merit scoreSchools
1Vadstena94%2254
2Nordmaling88%2038
3Torsås86%2258
4Svedala86%23113
5Vännäs85%20917
6Båstad84%21912
7Stenungsund84%22624
8Hammarö84%22612
9Boxholm84%2214
10Habo83%2278

Vadstena leads with 94% certified teachers. University cities and metropolitan municipalities generally find it easier to attract qualified teachers.

See the story about the teacher shortage for a deeper analysis with visualisations.