How many schools are there in Gotland?

Gotland municipality has 105 active school units: 37 compulsory schools and 6 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 82 are municipal and 23 are independent. A total of 10,123 pupils attend schools in Gotland.

What are the merit values in Gotland?

The average year-9 merit value in Gotland is 210.7 points (based on 10 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Orionskolan with 247.5 points.

Which school in Gotland has the highest teacher qualification rate?

Wisbygymnasiet 2 has the highest share of qualified teachers in Gotland at 97.1%. The municipal average is 71.8%.

How much does a school place cost in Gotland?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Gotland is 146,885 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 144,738 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Gotland?

Student health services in Gotland cost 5,248 SEK per pupil (2024). 57% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 58%.

Schools in Gotland municipality

105 active school units in Gotland, Gotlands län. The three most common school forms: 55 preschool, 37 compulsory school, 33 after-school care (+5 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 7 May 2026. School data covers 2023/24; Kolada data may cover different periods.

Gotland has 105 schools with an average merit value of 210.7, which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 71.8% (below the national average of 73.3%).

105 schools 10,123 pupils 71.8% qualified teachers Stable population

Summary — Gotland

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Merit value has declined by 13.7 points over the last 5 years (2020–2025).
Year 9 merit value (214.3) is 14.2 points below the national average (228.5).
Schools perform on average -13.6 merit points below expectations (SALSA model).
The share of qualified teachers (68.9%) is 4.4 percentage points below the national average.
The number of compulsory school pupils is projected to decrease by 15% by 2035 (SCB forecast).

Key metrics — Gotland municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

105 Active schools 82 municipal, 23 independent

10,123 Total pupils 37 compulsory, 6 upper secondary

210.7 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 10 schools (national avg: 228.5)

71.8% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms

146,885 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2024 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)

10.5 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality

1.5 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.5)

Gotland municipality has 105 schools with an average merit value of 210.7 (national avg 228.5). Teacher qualification is below the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Gotland underperforms its peers.

Development over time

Key education metrics for Gotland over 6 years (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -6 %

2020: 228 p 2025: 214.3 p

Merit values have decreased by 13.7 points since 2020.

Qualified teachers → unchanged

2020: 68.6 % 2025: 68.9 %

The share of qualified teachers has remained stable since 2020.

Cost per pupil ↑ +17.2 %

2020: 125,301 SEK 2024: 146,885 SEK

Cost per pupil has increased by 21,584 SEK since 2020.

In-depth statistics

How does Gotland compare to its neighbours?

Geographic neighbours ↓ Statistical peers ↓

6/7 Merit value

6/7 Qual. teachers

2/7 Cost/pupil

All 105 schools in Gotland

Compare schools

School	School forms	Provider	Pupils	Qual. teachers
Alléskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	270	72.1%
ASKEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	46	65.5%
BARNTRÄDGÅRDEN RIDDARSPORREN	Preschool	Föreningen Barnträdgården Riddarsporren	32	9.6%
BLÅ HUSET FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	58	45.2%
BOGEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	43	61.7%
BULLERBYN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	48	57.3%
Central Insamlingsenhet		region Gotland	—	—
DALHEM FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	46	46.6%
Dalhem skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	80	56.1%
Desideria anpassad grundskola	Adapted compulsory school	region Gotland	—	—
ENDRE FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	46	59%
Endre skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	70	56%
Eskelhem skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	40	—
FÅRÖ FÖRSKOLA FRITIDS EKONOMISKA FÖRENING	Preschool	Fårö Förskola/fritids Ekonomisk Förening	9	—
FÅRÖSUNDS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	19	26.5%
Fårösundsskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	120	49.6%
FOLE FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	41	44.9%
Fole skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	110	62%
FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET BYSEN EKONOMISK FÖRENING	Preschool	Föräldrakooperativet Bysen Ekonomisk Förening	25	24.1%
FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET LYCKAN	Preschool	Föräldrakooperativet Lyckan, Ek För	23	14.1%
FORELLEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	79	55.6%
FÖRSKOLAN ÄNGET	Preschool	Visby Domkyrkoförsamling	23	30.8%
FÖRSKOLAN FRÖET	Preschool	Guteskolan AB	22	60%
FÖRSKOLAN VÄDUREN	Preschool	Guteskolan AB	78	59.9%
GARDA FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	31	32.5%
Garda skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	90	71.5%
GLASMÄSTAREN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	54	54.8%
Gotlands folkhögskola	Adult education	region Gotland	—	—
Gotlands resursskola Visby	Compulsory school	region Gotland	10	46.8%
Gråboskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	170	73.7%
Gutegymnasiet	Upper secondary school	Guteskolan AB	240	66.1%
Guteskolan, grundskola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Guteskolan AB	320	54%
HAVDHEM FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	37	59.2%
Havdhem skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	80	80.6%
HEDEN/MYGGAN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	5	37.1%
HELLVI FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE	Preschool	Hellvi Koopet, Ekonomisk Förening	16	6.2%
HEMSE HÖGBY FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	42	48.3%
HEMSE MULLVADEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	46	51.2%
HEMSETALLEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	65	33.8%
Högbyskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	320	54.6%
HUMLAN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	48	60.2%
Innovitaskolan Visby	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	AcadeMedia Grundskolor AB	420	58.6%
KABYSSEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	39	48.3%
KLINTEHAMNS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	74	51.9%
Klinteskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	270	69.5%
KRÄKLINGBO FÖRSKOLA AB	Preschool	Kräklingbo Förskola AB	16	13%
Kräklingbo skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	40	82.5%
LÄRBRO FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	35	52.6%
Lärbro skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	region Gotland	80	66.7%
LINDEN FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	region Gotland	32	76.5%

See the full school list at: Compulsory schools · Upper secondary · Preschools

Compulsory school

Results, teachers, costs and student health

214.3 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5

68.9% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%

146,885 SEK/pupil National: 142,155

67.7% Passing all subjects

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Gotland (2025).

year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

214.3 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 214.3)

Merit score year 9 B

Source: kolada
Period: 2025
Quality: B: Direct from source

Merit value municipal / independent

209.2 / 239.1

Passing all subjects year 9

67.7%

Passing mathematics

85.1%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

74.4%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

64.7%

Parents with post-secondary education

61.9%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).

(compulsory school)

68.9% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 68.9 %)

Certified teachers B

Source: kolada
Period: 2025
Quality: B: Direct from source

Qualification municipal / independent

70.1% / 59.2%

Pupils per teacher

10.2

Source: Kolada.

Show more: staff stability, student health, mother tongue, SALSA, grade distribution

Staff stability

Teacher workforce stability in Gotland, measured by the trend in qualified teacher share over time.

Qualified teachers (2025): 68.9% (national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): → Stable (+0.3 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027: ≈ 67.1% (linear extrapolation, -0.0 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

Pupil numbers and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).

Compulsory school pupils: 5,954
Municipal / independent share: 83.9% / 16.1%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2024). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.

Cost per pupil (total): 146,885 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 146,885.4 SEK)
Municipal school cost: 144,738 SEK/pupil
Teaching: 87,257 SEK/pupil
Premises: 19,544 SEK/pupil
Student health: 5,248 SEK/pupil
School meals: 9,026 SEK/pupil
Learning tools: 5,061 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Gotland.

Student health (compulsory): 5,248 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary): 2,644 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5: 57%
Easy to access help, year 8: 58%
Safety at school: 79.9%
Study environment (studiero): 43.8%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Gotland (2025).

Other mother tongue than Swedish: 14.6%
Participating in mother tongue instruction: 8.9%
Swedish as a second language: 5.9%
Passed mother tongue, year 9: 97.8%
Passed SvA, year 9: 48.5%
Newly arrived (last 3 years): 1.9%

Source: Skolverket, Kolada.

SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘModel computed

SALSA compares schools' actual results with model-calculated values based on pupil composition. A positive residual = better results than expected. School year 2024/25. SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains approx. 53% of variation.

-13.6 Average residual (merit value) for 10 schools

SALSA score (municipality) ↓ 2020/21 2024/25

2020/21: -4.8 2024/25: -13.6

School	Actual	Model	Residual
Högbyskolan	238	222	+16.0
Guteskolan, grundskola	231	229	+2.0
Innovitaskolan Visby	242	245	-3.0
Orionskolan	248	253	-5.0
Fårösundsskolan	206	213	-7.0
Solbergaskolan	223	233	-10.0
Södervärnsskolan	206	221	-15.0
Romaskolan	196	215	-19.0
Solklintsskolan	162	204	-42.0
Klinteskolan	156	209	-53.0

Top merit-value schools

Top 10 schools by year-9 merit value.

School	Provider	Merit value	SALSA	Qualified teachers	Pupils
Orionskolan	Stiftelsen Orionskolan	247.5	-5.0	—	150
Innovitaskolan Visby	AcadeMedia Grundskolor AB	242.1	-3.0	58.6%	420
Högbyskolan	region Gotland	237.6	+16.0	54.6%	320
Guteskolan, grundskola	Guteskolan AB	231	+2.0	54%	320
Solbergaskolan	region Gotland	223	-10.0	82.9%	620
Fårösundsskolan	region Gotland	205.7	-7.0	49.6%	120
Södervärnsskolan	region Gotland	205.7	-15.0	71.3%	650
Romaskolan	region Gotland	195.8	-19.0	62.9%	330
Solklintsskolan	region Gotland	162.3	-42.0	53.8%	140
Klinteskolan	region Gotland	156.3	-53.0	69.5%	270

School ranking — Gotland

All 10 compulsory schools with merit value, sorted by year-9 merit value. The SALSA residual shows whether a school performs above or below expectations given its pupils' background.

School	Merit value	SALSA residual	Certified teachers	Pupils
Orionskolan	247.5	-5.0	–	150
Innovitaskolan Visby	242.1	-3.0	58.6%	420
Högbyskolan	237.6	+16.0	54.6%	320
Guteskolan, grundskola	231	+2.0	54%	320
Solbergaskolan	223	-10.0	82.9%	620
Fårösundsskolan	205.7	-7.0	49.6%	120
Södervärnsskolan	205.7	-15.0	71.3%	650
Romaskolan	195.8	-19.0	62.9%	330
Solklintsskolan	162.3	-42.0	53.8%	140
Klinteskolan	156.3	-53.0	69.5%	270

SALSA residual shows whether a school performs above or below expectations given pupil background. Positive (green) = better than expected, negative (red) = below expected. Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Adapted compulsory school

Key metrics for adapted compulsory school in Gotland (2025).

Number of pupils: 72
Share of compulsory school pupils: 1.1%
Cost per pupil: 587,761 SEK/year
Teachers per 100 pupils: 4.1

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -6%

2020: 228 p 2025: 214.3 p

Qualified teachers → unchanged

2020: 68.6 % 2025: 68.9 %

Cost per pupil ↑ +17.2%

2020: 125,301 SEK 2024: 146,885 SEK

Number of pupils ↑ +2.8%

2020: 5,790 2025: 5,954

Independent share ↑ +15%

2020: 14 % 2025: 16.1 %

Pupils per teacher ↓ -7.3%

2020: 11 2025: 10.2

Student health SEK/pupil ↑ +29.9%

2020: 4,040 SEK 2024: 5,248 SEK

Student health yr 5 ↓ -3.6%

2022: 59.1 % 2025: 57 %

Student health yr 8 ↓ -2.4%

2022: 59.4 % 2025: 58 %

Safety ↓ -2.9%

2022: 82.3 % 2025: 79.9 %

Upper secondary

Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools

Upper-secondary statistics

Key metrics for upper-secondary schools in Gotland (2024).

Upper-secondary pupils: 1,962
Graduating within 3 years: 66.4% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years): 51.1% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary): 79.1% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil: 150,450 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg): 14.8 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary): 11.8
Municipal upper-secondary cost: 134,615 SEK/pupil
Learning tools (upper secondary): 13,678 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support: 14.1%
Foreign background (upper secondary): 12%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years: 73.6%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2024).

Cost upper sec./pupil ↑ +14.1%

2020: 131,825 SEK 2024: 150,450 SEK

Graduating 3 yrs ↑ +4.7%

2020: 63.4 % 2025: 66.4 %

Qualified teachers US ↓ -2.7%

2020: 81.3 % 2025: 79.1 %

Student health US SEK/pupil ↑ +73.9%

2020: 1,521 SEK 2024: 2,644 SEK

Univ. eligibility 3 yrs ↑ +14.8%

2020: 44.5 % 2025: 51.1 %

University connection

Share of upper-secondary students in Gotland going on to higher education.

University eligibility (all): 51.1% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes: 79.6% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes: 24.2% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years: 66.4% (national avg: 71.3 %)

Source: Kolada. Directly to university = share starting university the same year as graduation.

Pupil forecast

Population forecast for school-age children in Gotland (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025): 2,037
Ages 16–18 (2030): 2,110 (+3.6%)
Ages 6–15 (2025): 6,658
Ages 6–15 (2030): 6,260 (-6%)
Ages 1–5 (2025): 2,595
Total school age (2035): 10,280

Source: SCB population forecast. The forecast indicates future demand pressure.

Adult education

Komvux and SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Komvux (adult education)

Key metrics for municipal adult education in Gotland (2024).

Number of komvux pupils: 2,019
Cost per FTE student: 66,523 SEK/year
Passing grades, basic level: 64.7%
Passing grades, upper-sec. level: 70.8%
Teacher licence, basic level: 86.4%
Teacher licence, upper-sec. level: 75.4%
Net cost basic adult edu.: 71 SEK/capita/year
Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.: 65 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Gotland (2024).

Number of SFI pupils: 239
Cost per FTE student: 275 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate: 95.5%
Teachers with licence: 43.8%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool and childcare

Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care

Preschool in Gotland

Municipal preschool data. Source: Skolverket's statistics database.

Enrolled children: 2,260
Preschool units: 57 (37 municipal, 20 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool: 89.6% (national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group: 14.8 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years): 12.3 (national avg: 12.2)
Children per FTE: 4.7 (national avg: 5)
Preschool teacher licence: 50.7% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education: 49.7% (national avg: 48%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

Key metrics for after-school care in Gotland (2024).

Cost per child: 47,073 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care: 2,906
Children per FTE: 20 (national avg: 21.6)
Staff with pedagogical degree: 24.6% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled: 64.6% (national avg: 57.9 %)
Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled: 87% (national avg: 84.8 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Gotland (2025).

Children in pedagogical care: 4
Share of children 1–5: 0.2%
Cost per enrolled child: 214,667 SEK/year

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Gotland (2025).

Open preschool units: 2
Open preschool FTEs: 2

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2024).

After-school SEK/child ↑ +7.7%

2020: 43,705 SEK 2024: 47,073 SEK

Enrolled after-school ↑ +7.8%

2020: 59.9 % 2025: 64.6 %

Children and youth

Health, economy and support

Children's and youth's health

Health indicators for children and young people in Gotland (2024).

Mental health issues, children/youth: 15.9%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Gotland (2024).

Initiated child investigations: 29.8 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Children placed in care: 12.6 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Net cost child/youth welfare: 2,677 SEK/pop. 0–20/year

Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).

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Demographics and population

Population, households and migration patterns

Demographics

Population data for Gotland (2025).

Total population: 60,852
Population change: -0.2%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age): 2,509
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age): 6,044
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age): 2,007
Higher education 25–64: 26.4%
Foreign-born 20–64: 12.7%
16–24 not in work/education: 6%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Gotland (2024).

Single without children: 43.2%
Single with children: 5.3%
Couple without children: 25.1%
Couple with children: 16.8%
Other households: 9.6%
Total number of households: 29,408

Source: SCB.

Neighboring municipalities

Comparison with the 6 nearest municipalities by geographic distance. Colour coding: better / average / worse than neighbour average (±3%).

Municipality	Distance	Merit value	Qual. teachers	Cost/pupil	Pupils
Gotland you	—	210.7	71.8%	146,885 SEK	10,123
Västervik	114.8 km	215.9	66.8%	150,291 SEK	6,125
Oskarshamn	122.4 km	213.9	76.8%	137,561 SEK	4,886
Valdemarsvik	126 km	211.7	74.8%	170,598 SEK	907
Borgholm	128.9 km	220	78.1%	180,001 SEK	987
Mönsterås	135 km	208.4	73.9%	161,656 SEK	1,850
Oxelösund	145.7 km	229.7	75.4%	162,788 SEK	1,649
Neighbour avg.		216.6	74.3%	160,483 SEK	2,734

Merit value year 9

Oxelösund

229.7

Borgholm

220

Västervik

215.9

Oskarshamn

213.9

Valdemarsvik

211.7

Gotland

210.7

Mönsterås

208.4

Qualified teachers

Borgholm

78.1%

Oskarshamn

76.8%

Oxelösund

75.4%

Valdemarsvik

74.8%

Mönsterås

73.9%

Gotland

71.8%

Västervik

66.8%

Source: Skolverket & Kolada. Municipalities selected by geographic distance.

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Gotland (2025).

Newly arrived received: 0.9 per 1,000 pop.
Newly arrived children 0–17: 6 per 1,000 pop.
Establishment rate after 2 years: 69.5%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Pop. change ↓ -128.6%

2020: 0.7 % 2025: -0.2 %

Youth not in work/edu. ↓ -1.6%

2020: 6.1 % 2024: 6 %

Newly arrived ↓ -30.8%

2020: 1.3 2025: 0.9

Economy and housing

Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Gotland (2025).

Municipal tax rate: 33.6%
Total tax rate (municipality+region): 33.6%
Tax base: 244,446 SEK/capita
Annual result: 685 SEK/capita
Result, share of tax+grants: 0.9%
Solidity: 33%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

Economic assistance (social benefits) in Gotland (2024).

Assistance households: 2.3 per 1,000 pop.
Young adults 18–24 with assistance: 4.2%
Assistance months (avg): 42.5
Net cost economic assistance: 1,089 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

Cost of learning tools in Gotland. Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet access and other teaching equipment.

Learning tools, compulsory school: 5,061 SEK/pupil
Learning tools, upper secondary: 13,678 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15012, N17011). Learning tools incl. IT: computers, software, books, AV equipment etc.

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Gotland.

Overcrowded households (Kolada): 9.4%
Completed dwellings: 3.9 per 1,000 pop.
Good public transport: 99.1%
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s: 97.2%
Rental: 21.5%
Cooperative: 13.1%
Owner-occupied: 60.5%
Cars in traffic: 35,008

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Municipal tax rate → unchanged

2020: 33.6 % 2025: 33.6 %

Economic assistance ↓ -39.5%

2020: 3.8 2024: 2.3

Overcrowding → unchanged

2020: 9.4 % 2025: 9.4 %

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Gotland (2025).

Reported crimes (total): 10,842 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes: 942 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries: 172 per 100,000 pop.
Drug crimes: 1,668 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Gotland (2024).

LSS cost per capita 0–64: 6,327 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64: 1.2

Source: Kolada.

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees in Gotland (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.

Total sick leave: 5.8%
Long-term sick leave (>59 days): 25.2% of total
Sick leave <30 years: 5.2%
Sick leave 30–49 years: 5.3%
Sick leave >49 years: 6.6%
Stress-related sick leave: 0.3% of population

Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).

Culture school

Key metrics for the music and culture school in Gotland (2024).

Share of pupils 6–19: 13.2%
Number of pupils: 1,240
Average pupil fee: 1,599 SEK/pupil
Cost per capita: 388 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Gotland (2024).

Loans per capita: 7 per capita
Children's book loans (0–17): 5.9 per capita
Active borrowers: 23.3%
Media allocation: 563 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Gotland (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita: 31.6 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens): 24%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2020–2024).

Culture school share ↑ +15.8%

2020: 11.4 % 2024: 13.2 %

Reported crimes ↑ +17.2%

2020: 9,253 2025: 10,842

Mental health issues (youth) ↑ +38.3%

2020: 11.5 % 2024: 15.9 %

CO₂/capita ↓ -8.9%

2020: 34.7 t 2023: 31.6 t

Broadband 100+ ↑ +4.1%

2020: 93.4 % 2024: 97.2 %

Total sick leave ↓ -20.5%

2020: 7.3 % 2025: 5.8 %

Stress-related cases ↓ -50%

2020: 0.6 % 2024: 0.3 %

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Adult edu. pupils ↑ +7.7%

2020: 1,875 2024: 2,019

Cost adult edu./pupil ↑ +25.6%

2020: 52,973 SEK 2024: 66,523 SEK

Passing basic level → unchanged

2020: 64.7 % 2024: 64.7 %

Passing upper sec. level ↓ -9.1%

2020: 77.9 % 2024: 70.8 %

Licence basic level ↓ -13.6%

2020: 100 % 2025: 86.4 %

Licence upper sec. level ↓ -16.2%

2020: 90 % 2025: 75.4 %

SFI pupils ↑ +3%

2020: 232 2024: 239

SFI course D pass rate ↓ -4.5%

2020: 100 % 2024: 95.5 %

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

Historical trend for the share of qualified teachers in Gotland with a forecast based on linear extrapolation.

2020 68.6%

2025 (latest) 68.9%

Forecast 2027 67.1% (linear extrapolation)

County avg 68.9%

National avg 73.3%

Source: Kolada. The forecast is indicative and based on linear regression.

Cost-effectiveness

Comparison between cost per pupil and achieved school results (merit value year 9) in Gotland.

Cost per pupil: 146,885 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9: 214.3 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK: 1.5 (national avg: 1.6)

Gotland achieves fewer merit points per invested krona than the national average.

Source: Kolada. Merit value per cost unit is a simplified measure and should be interpreted considering the municipality's socioeconomic conditions.

Peer municipalities

Compare Gotland with statistically similar municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Gotland compared with 7 statistically similar municipalities. Colour coding: better / average / worse than peer average (±3%).

Municipality	Merit value	Qual. teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs	SALSA score
Gotland you	214.3	68.9%	146,885 SEK	66.4%	-13.6
Säter	214.7	68.9%	147,918 SEK	80.8%	-2.0
Bollnäs	214.6	67.7%	146,677 SEK	64.6%	-7.5
Köping	213.7	70.3%	145,581 SEK	62.1%	-3.0
Finspång	214.6	67.2%	145,337 SEK	74.3%	-1.5
Katrineholm	217.3	69.5%	144,808 SEK	62.6%	+6.0
Falköping	218.1	68.9%	145,513 SEK	70.1%	-9.0
Arvidsjaur	213	67.7%	150,409 SEK	78.4%	-7.0
Peer average	215.1	68.6%	146,606 SEK	70.4%	-3.4

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Merit value yr 9 2020–2025

SäterBollnäsKöpingFinspångKatrineholm

Qualified teachers 2020–2025

SäterBollnäsKöpingFinspångKatrineholm

Cost/pupil 2020–2025

SäterBollnäsKöpingFinspångKatrineholm

Graduating 3 yrs 2020–2025

SäterBollnäsKöpingFinspångKatrineholm

Source: Kolada. Municipalities selected based on similar education key metrics within Gotlands län.

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Smaller town

Benchmark vs SCB group C6

Gotland belongs to SCB municipality group C6 — Smaller town: municipalities with 15,000–40,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area. Here is how Gotland compares to the 29 municipalities in the group.

Gotland Group median

Merit value 214.3 (median: 218.1)

22th

Qualified teachers 68.9 (median: 74)

21th

Students/teacher 10.2 (median: 11.2)

91th

Cost/pupil 146885.4 (median: 142346.2)

29th

Graduating 3 yrs 66.4 (median: 71.6)

19th

All subjects passed 67.7 (median: 69)

40th

✅ Above group median for students/teacher

ℹ️ Below group median for merit value

ℹ️ Below group median for qualified teachers

ℹ️ Below group median for cost/pupil

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Gotland belongs to SCB municipality group C6 — Smaller town: municipalities with 15,000–40,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area. 29 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipality	Merit value	Qualified teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs
Gotland	214.3	68.9%	146,885 SEK	66.4%
Avesta	208.5	65%	152,291 SEK	62.4%
Falkenberg	220.1	73.3%	130,948 SEK	74.9%
Falköping	218.1	68.9%	145,513 SEK	70.1%
Falun	227.3	71.7%	129,581 SEK	76.2%
Hudiksvall	215.9	69.3%	138,735 SEK	71.1%
Härnösand	209.7	74%	158,821 SEK	65.6%
Hässleholm	213.4	76%	155,821 SEK	68.6%
Kalmar	233.8	87.7%	134,049 SEK	72.3%

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada. Compare with more municipalities using the Benchmark tool

Common questions about schools in Gotland

How many schools are there in Gotland?: Gotland municipality has 105 active school units: 37 compulsory schools and 6 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 82 are municipal and 23 are independent. A total of 10,123 pupils attend schools in Gotland.
What are the merit values in Gotland?: The average year-9 merit value in Gotland is 210.7 points (based on 10 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Orionskolan with 247.5 points.
Which school in Gotland has the highest teacher qualification rate?: Wisbygymnasiet 2 has the highest share of qualified teachers in Gotland at 97.1%. The municipal average is 71.8%.
How much does a school place cost in Gotland?: The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Gotland is 146,885 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 144,738 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Gotland?: Student health services in Gotland cost 5,248 SEK per pupil (2024). 57% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 58%.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.

National comparison

See how Gotland municipality compares in a national perspective.

Timeline — school events in Gotland

03/05/2026
BARNTRÄDGÅRDEN RIDDARSPORREN: Renamed from Förskola 441393 to BARNTRÄDGÅRDEN RIDDARSPORREN
03/05/2026
FÅRÖ FÖRSKOLA FRITIDS EKONOMISKA FÖRENING: Renamed from Förskola 515031 to FÅRÖ FÖRSKOLA FRITIDS EKONOMISKA FÖRENING
03/05/2026
FÖRSKOLAN FRÖET: Renamed from Förskola 624647 to FÖRSKOLAN FRÖET
03/05/2026
FÖRSKOLAN VÄDUREN: Renamed from Förskola 535169 to FÖRSKOLAN VÄDUREN
03/05/2026
FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET BYSEN EKONOMISK FÖRENING: Renamed from Förskola 979366 to FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET BYSEN EKONOMISK FÖRENING
03/05/2026
FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET LYCKAN: Renamed from Förskola 953618 to FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET LYCKAN
03/05/2026
HELLVI FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE: Renamed from Förskola 653020 to HELLVI FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE
03/05/2026
LOKET FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE: Renamed from Förskola 598969 to LOKET FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE
03/05/2026
SLOTTSPARKEN FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE: Renamed from Förskola 942782 to SLOTTSPARKEN FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE
26/04/2026
BARNTRÄDGÅRDEN RIDDARSPORREN: Renamed from BARNTRÄDGÅRDEN RIDDARSPORREN to Förskola 441393
26/04/2026
FÅRÖ FÖRSKOLA FRITIDS EKONOMISKA FÖRENING: Renamed from FÅRÖ FÖRSKOLA FRITIDS EKONOMISKA FÖRENING to Förskola 515031
26/04/2026
FÖRSKOLAN FRÖET: Renamed from FÖRSKOLAN FRÖET to Förskola 624647
26/04/2026
FÖRSKOLAN VÄDUREN: Renamed from FÖRSKOLAN VÄDUREN to Förskola 535169
26/04/2026
FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET BYSEN EKONOMISK FÖRENING: Renamed from FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET BYSEN EKONOMISK FÖRENING to Förskola 979366
26/04/2026
FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET LYCKAN: Renamed from FÖRÄLDRAKOOPERATIVET LYCKAN to Förskola 953618
26/04/2026
HELLVI FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE: Renamed from HELLVI FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE to Förskola 653020
26/04/2026
LOKET FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE: Renamed from LOKET FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE to Förskola 598969
26/04/2026
SLOTTSPARKEN FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE: Renamed from SLOTTSPARKEN FÖRSKOLA FRISTÅENDE to Förskola 942782

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Summary — Gotland

Key metrics — Gotland municipality

Development over time

In-depth statistics

All 105 schools in Gotland

Compulsory school

Results and grades

Teachers and personnel

Staff stability

Pupils and providers

Costs — compulsory school

Student health and support

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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Top merit-value schools

School ranking — Gotland

Adapted compulsory school

Trends — compulsory school

Upper secondary

Upper-secondary statistics

Trends — upper secondary

University connection

Pupil forecast

Adult education

Komvux (adult education)

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Preschool and childcare

Preschool in Gotland

After-school care (fritidshem)

Pedagogical care

Open preschool and family daycare

Trends — preschool and childcare

Children and youth

Children's and youth's health

Child and youth welfare

Demographics and population

Demographics

Household types

Neighboring municipalities

Refugee reception

Trends — demographics

Economy and housing

Municipal economy

Economic assistance

Learning tools and digitalisation

Housing and infrastructure

Trends — economy and housing

Society, culture and environment

Crime and safety

LSS and disability services

Work environment and sick leave

Culture school

Public library

Environment

Trends — society and culture

Trends — adult education

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

Cost-effectiveness

Peer municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Benchmark vs SCB group C6

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Common questions about schools in Gotland

National comparison

Timeline — school events in Gotland

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SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘModel computed