Schools in Huddinge municipality

Key metrics — Huddinge municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Huddinge (2025).

Merit value year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

243.8 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 242.2)

meritRating9 B

Source

kolada

Period

2025

Quality

B: Direct from source

Merit value municipal / independent

238.5 / 257.4

Passing all subjects year 9

77.9%

Passing mathematics

90.2%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

73.3%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

64.7%

Parents with post-secondary education

71.3%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2024).

Qualified teachers (compulsory school)

72.7% (national avg: 72.6 %) (county avg: 73 %)

certifiedTeachersPercent B

Source

kolada

Period

2024

Quality

B: Direct from source

Qualification municipal / independent

72.5% / 74.1%

Pupils per teacher

13

Source: Kolada.

Staff stability

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

Qualified teachers (2024)

72.7% (national avg: 72.6%)

Stability indicator (2020–2024)

→ Stable (+0.1 pp)

National trend (2020–2024)

↑ Improving (+1.5 pp)

Forecast 2026

≈ 71.2% (linear extrapolation, -0.3 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

Pupil numbers and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2024).

Compulsory school pupils

13,925

Municipal / independent share

78.3% / 21.7%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

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

Cost per pupil (total)

137,208 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 134,959.2 SEK)

Municipal school cost

142,301 SEK/pupil

Teaching

74,426 SEK/pupil

Premises

28,579 SEK/pupil

Student health

5,727 SEK/pupil

School meals

8,514 SEK/pupil

Learning tools

4,113 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Huddinge.

Student health (compulsory)

5,727 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)

Student health (upper secondary)

5,419 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)

Easy to access help, year 5

58.3%

Easy to access help, year 8

50.5%

Safety at school

80.5%

Study environment (studiero)

46.8%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Huddinge (2025).

Passed mother tongue, year 9

98.5%

Passed SvA, year 9

77.2%

Newly arrived (last 3 years)

3%

Source: Skolverket, Kolada.

SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘ∿Model computedThis value is calculated using a statistical model.This affectsSALSA score (municipality)SALSA is model-based and does not explain the full variation in school outcomes.Read more →Read more about the method →

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.

Top merit-value schools

Top 10 schools by year-9 merit value.

Adapted compulsory school

Key metrics for adapted compulsory school in Huddinge (2024).

Number of pupils

182

Share of compulsory school pupils

1.2%

Cost per pupil

566,006 SEK/year

Teachers per 100 pupils

5.5

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Upper-secondary statistics

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

Upper-secondary pupils

4,797

Graduating within 3 years

73.9% (national avg: 71.3 %)

University eligibility (3 years)

66.8% (national avg: 57.5 %)

Qualified teachers (upper secondary)

87.9% (national avg: 85.3 %)

Cost per upper-secondary pupil

139,632 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)

Grade points upper secondary (avg)

15.1 (national avg: 14.8)

Pupils per teacher (upper secondary)

14.6

Municipal upper-secondary cost

152,852 SEK/pupil

Withdrawn study support

13.8%

Foreign background (upper secondary)

54%

Diploma/certificate within 3 years

80.5%

Directly to university

22.4% (national avg: 16.7 %)

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2024).

University connection

Share of upper-secondary students in Huddinge going on to higher education (2022).

Directly to university

22.4% (national avg: 16.7 %)

University eligibility (all)

66.8% (national avg: 57.5 %)

Eligibility — academic programmes

83.6% (national avg: 82.4 %)

Eligibility — vocational programmes

33.5% (national avg: 27.4 %)

Graduating within 3 years

73.9% (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 Huddinge (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025)

4,758

Ages 16–18 (2030)

4,737 (-0.4%)

Ages 6–15 (2025)

15,449

Ages 6–15 (2030)

13,839 (-10.4%)

Ages 1–5 (2025)

6,389

Total school age (2035)

22,996

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

Komvux (adult education)

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

Number of komvux pupils

5,674

Cost per FTE student

51,343 SEK/year

Passing grades, basic level

67.5%

Passing grades, upper-sec. level

67%

Teacher licence, basic level

57.1%

Teacher licence, upper-sec. level

100%

Net cost basic adult edu.

210 SEK/capita/year

Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.

307 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Huddinge (2024).

Number of SFI pupils

826

Cost per FTE student

100 SEK/year

SFI course D pass rate

87.5%

Teachers with licence

50.4%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool in Huddinge

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

Enrolled children

5,775

Preschool units

100 (62 municipal, 38 independent)

Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool

86% (national avg: 86.8%)

Children per group

15.9 (national avg: 15)

Children per group (1–3 years)

13.5 (national avg: 12.1)

Children per FTE

5.4 (national avg: 5)

Preschool teacher licence

33% (national avg: 46.5%)

Pedagogical higher education

32% (national avg: 45.9%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

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

Cost per child

40,619 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)

Children in after-school care

7,013

Children per FTE

25.4 (national avg: 21.6)

Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled

66% (national avg: 57.6 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Huddinge (2024).

Children in pedagogical care

116

Share of children 1–5

2%

Cost per enrolled child

209,730 SEK/year

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Huddinge (2024).

Open preschool units

5

Open preschool FTEs

8

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2024).

Children's and youth's health

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

Mental health issues, children/youth

11.6%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

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

Initiated child investigations

11.9 per 1,000 pop. 0–20

Children placed in care

6.3 per 1,000 pop. 0–20

Net cost child/youth welfare

2,852 SEK/pop. 0–20/year

Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).

Children's economic conditions

Child poverty and economic standard in Huddinge (2024).

Children in economic hardship

12.1%

Median economic standard

344 kSEK

Source: SCB — EU poverty threshold (60% of median) and weighted DeSO medians.

Demographics

Population data for Huddinge (2025).

Total population

114,686

Population change

0.3%

Ages 1–5 (preschool age)

6,625

Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age)

14,144

Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age)

4,776

Higher education 25–64

33.7%

Foreign-born 20–64

40.8%

16–24 not in work/education

5.9%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Huddinge (2024).

Single without children

33.8%

Single with children

6.7%

Couple without children

18.6%

Couple with children

26.9%

Other households

13.9%

Total number of households

45,916

Source: SCB.

Migration patterns

In- and out-migration in Huddinge (2024).

In-migration

11,615

Out-migration

11,691

Net migration

-76

Source: SCB.

Neighboring municipalities

Comparison with the 6 nearest municipalities by geographic distance.

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Huddinge (2025).

Newly arrived received

2.4 per 1,000 pop.

Newly arrived children 0–17

20 per 1,000 pop.

Establishment rate after 2 years

72.5%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Huddinge (2025).

Municipal tax rate

19.5%

Total tax rate (municipality+region)

31.9%

Tax base

299,496 SEK/capita

Annual result

3,199 SEK/capita

Result, share of tax+grants

4.7%

Solidity

39.8%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

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

Assistance households

1.3 per 1,000 pop.

Young adults 18–24 with assistance

1.9%

Assistance months (avg)

40.3

Net cost economic assistance

844 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

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

Learning tools, compulsory school

4,113 SEK/pupil

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

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Huddinge.

Overcrowded households (Kolada)

23.3%

Completed dwellings

1.5 per 1,000 pop.

Good public transport

99.7%

Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s

98.2%

Rental

24.2%

Cooperative

25.8%

Owner-occupied

48.4%

Overcrowded (SCB, norm 2)

23.2%

Cars in traffic

35,002

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Huddinge (2024).

Reported crimes (total)

12,022 per 100,000 pop.

Violent crimes

1,006 per 100,000 pop.

Burglaries

195 per 100,000 pop.

Drug crimes

847 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Huddinge (2024).

LSS cost per capita 0–64

5,068 SEK/year

LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64

0.8

Source: Kolada.

Culture school

Key metrics for the music and culture school in Huddinge (2023).

Share of pupils 6–19

6.5%

Number of pupils

1,430

Average pupil fee

1,955 SEK/pupil

Cost per capita

208 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Huddinge (2024).

Loans per capita

3.6 per capita

Children's book loans (0–17)

3 per capita

Active borrowers

22.5%

Media allocation

430 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Huddinge (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita

1.1 tonnes

Organic food (municipal kitchens)

29.1%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2020–2023).

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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

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 Huddinge.

Huddinge achieves more merit points per invested krona than the national average — an indication of good cost-effectiveness.

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

Comparison with peer municipalities

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

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

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Huddinge belongs to SCB municipality group A2 — Pendlingskommun nära storstad: kommun där minst 40% av nattbefolkningen pendlar till en storstad. 43 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

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

All 147 schools in Huddinge

Common questions about schools in Huddinge

How many schools are there in Huddinge?

Huddinge municipality has 147 active school units: 37 compulsory schools and 7 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 103 are municipal and 44 are independent. A total of 21,702 pupils attend schools in Huddinge.

What are the merit values in Huddinge?

The average year-9 merit value in Huddinge is 243.1 points (based on 15 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Lärande Grundskola Skapa with 278.8 points.

Which school in Huddinge has the highest teacher qualification rate?

Sjödalsgymnasiet has the highest share of qualified teachers in Huddinge at 100%. The municipal average is 42.7%.

How much does a school place cost in Huddinge?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Huddinge is 137,208 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 142,301 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Huddinge?

Student health services in Huddinge cost 5,727 SEK per pupil (2024). 58.3% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 50.5%.

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