Key metrics — Kalmar municipality Overview of the municipality's education system.
74 Active schools 49 municipal, 25 independent
15,370 Total pupils 27 compulsory, 8 upper secondary
227.2 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 10 schools (national avg: 228.5)
83.9% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms
134,049 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2024 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)
11.9 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality
1.7 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.4)
Kalmar municipality has 74 schools with an average merit value of 227.2 (national avg 228.5).
Teacher qualification is above the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Kalmar outperforms its peers.
In-depth statistics Schools Compulsory school Upper secondary Adult education Preschool Children & youth Demographics Economy Society Neighbors Peer municipalities SCB group FAQ How does Kalmar compare to its neighbours?
2/7 Merit value
2/7 Qual. teachers
1/7 Cost/pupil
All F–3 4–6 7–9 F–9 Upper Secondary Preschool
School School forms Provider Pupils Qual. teachers Åbyskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kalmar kommun 210 98.5% Axel Weüdelskolan Adult education Kalmarsunds Gymnasieförbund — — Calmare Internationella Skola Upper secondary school Cis Kalmar AB 380 53.4% Central Insamlingsenhet-Skolmottagningsenheten Kalmar kommun — — Djurängsskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kalmar kommun 200 100% Falkenbergsskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kalmar kommun 620 91.7% FÖRSKOLAN BJÖRKENÄS-LJUSSTADEN Preschool Kalmar kommun 213 63.2% FÖRSKOLAN DJURÄNGEN Preschool Kalmar kommun 123 64.6% FÖRSKOLAN EKAN Preschool Stiftelsen Kalmar Waldorfskola 19 35.9% FÖRSKOLAN HAGBY Preschool Kalmar kommun 133 65.4% FÖRSKOLAN HALLTORP Preschool Kalmar kommun 48 77% FÖRSKOLAN HJÄRTAT AB Preschool Förskolan Nilsson 1 AB 22 27.5% FÖRSKOLAN LÄCKEBY Preschool Kalmar kommun 104 64.7% FÖRSKOLAN LINDEBERGA-SJÖÄNGEN Preschool Kalmar kommun 219 61.1% FÖRSKOLAN LINDÖ Preschool Kalmar kommun 201 71.1% FÖRSKOLAN LJUNGBYHOLM Preschool Kalmar kommun 181 60% FÖRSKOLAN ÖGONSTENEN Preschool Kalmar kommun 219 70.6% FÖRSKOLAN OXHAGEN-MALMEN Preschool Kalmar kommun 158 70.6% FÖRSKOLAN PÅRYD Preschool Kalmar kommun 39 35.9% FÖRSKOLAN PULPETEN-SMEDJAN Preschool Kalmar kommun 172 55.8% FÖRSKOLAN RINKABYHOLM Preschool Kalmar kommun 172 64.8% FÖRSKOLAN ROCKNEBY Preschool Kalmar kommun 154 71% FÖRSKOLAN SMEDBY Preschool Kalmar kommun 199 58.1% FÖRSKOLAN STORA HJÄRTAT AB ,FÖRSKOLAN NILSSON AB, Preschool Förskolan Nilsson 2 AB 31 39.1% FÖRSKOLAN SVÄRDSLILJAN Preschool Kalmar kommun 119 67.5% FÖRSKOLAN TREKANTEN Preschool Kalmar kommun 83 66.1% FÖRSKOLAN TROLLET Preschool Kalmar kommun 225 73.7% FÖRSKOLAN TVÄRSKOG Preschool Kalmar kommun 46 34.3% FÖRSKOLAN VALLMON Preschool Kalmar kommun 112 72% FÖRSKOLAN VÄSTANVIND Preschool Cis Kalmar AB 26 17.5% FÖRSKOLAN VIMPELTORPET Preschool Kalmar kommun 184 67% Funkaboskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kalmar kommun 810 88.3% Gröndalsskolan Adapted compulsory school, Compulsory school Kalmar kommun — — Hagbyskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kalmar kommun 150 61% Halltorpsskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kalmar kommun 60 89.4% Jenny Nyströmskolan A Adapted upper secondary school Kalmarsunds Gymnasieförbund — — Jenny Nyströmskolan B Upper secondary school Kalmarsunds Gymnasieförbund 830 75.6% Kalmar Centrumskola Compulsory school Nytida Solängen AB 50 42% Kalmar Waldorfskola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Stiftelsen Kalmar Waldorfskola 60 — Kalmarsundsskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kalmar kommun 530 87.1% KOTTEN Preschool Föräldraföreningen Kotten I Kalmar 22 66.9% Kunskapsnavet Kalmar kommun Adult education Kalmar kommun — — Lars Kaggskolan Upper secondary school Kalmarsunds Gymnasieförbund 1,210 87.7% Lindöskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kalmar kommun 280 94.7% Lindsdalsskolorna After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kalmar kommun 1,020 88.1% Ljungbyholmsskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kalmar kommun 240 94.5% LUFTBALLONGENS FÖRSKOLA ,BEKA, Preschool Beka Förskola Kalmar AB 25 75.5% LUNDEN Preschool Föräldraföreningen Lunden 17 15.9% LYCKANS FÖRSKOLA I KALMAR AB Preschool Mea Förskola I Kalmar AB 25 50.9% Montessoriskolan Regnbågen After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Folkuniversitetets Skolor AB 100 70.6%
See the full school list at: Compulsory schools · Upper secondary · Preschools
Show all 74 schools
Compulsory school Results, teachers, costs and student health
233.8 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5
87.7% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%
134,049 SEK/pupil National: 142,155
78% Passing all subjects
Results and grades Compulsory school results in Kalmar (2025).
Merit value year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)233.8 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 216.3) Merit score year 9 B
Source kolada
Period 2025
Quality B: Direct from source
Merit value municipal / independent 229.6 / 246
Passing all subjects year 9 78%
Passing mathematics 88.7% Pupil satisfaction year 5 74.8% Pupil satisfaction year 8 62.1%
Parents with post-secondary education 69.2% Source: Kolada .
Teachers and personnel Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).
Qualified teachers (compulsory school)87.7% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 72.4 %) Certified teachers B
Source kolada
Period 2025
Quality B: Direct from source
Qualification municipal / independent 90.4% / 63.1%
Pupils per teacher 11.6 Source: Kolada .
Show more: staff stability, student health, mother tongue, SALSA, grade distribution Staff stability Teacher workforce stability in Kalmar, measured by the trend in qualified teacher share over time.
Qualified teachers (2025) 87.7%
(national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025) → Stable (+0.2 pp)
National trend (2020–2025) ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027
≈ 87.4%
(linear extrapolation, +0.1 pp/year) Source: Kolada .
Pupils and providers Pupil numbers and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).
Compulsory school pupils 7,463
Municipal / independent share 89.1% / 10.9% Source: Kolada .
Costs — compulsory school Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2024). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.
Cost per pupil (total) 134,049 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 155,743.5 SEK)
Municipal school cost 130,911 SEK/pupil
Teaching 75,387 SEK/pupil
Premises 24,194 SEK/pupil
Student health 5,051 SEK/pupil
School meals 6,456 SEK/pupil
Learning tools 6,416 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).
Student health and support Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Kalmar.
Student health (compulsory) 5,051 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5 54%
Easy to access help, year 8 48.6%
Study environment (studiero) 41% Source: Kolada , Skolinspektionen .
Mother tongue and multilingualism Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Kalmar (2025).
Other mother tongue than Swedish 25.5%
Participating in mother tongue instruction 15.5%
Swedish as a second language 14.5%
Passed mother tongue, year 9 100%
Passed SvA, year 9 84.6%
Newly arrived (last 3 years) 2% Source: Skolverket , Kolada .
SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘ ∿ Model computed This value is calculated using a statistical model. This affects SALSA 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.
+1.0 Average residual (merit value) for 9 schools
2020/21: -0.5 2021/22: +3.3 2022/23: +4.5 2023/24: +3.0 2024/25: +1.0 2020/21: -0.5 2024/25: +1.0
Top merit-value schools Top 10 schools by year-9 merit value.
School ranking — Kalmar 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.
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 Kalmar (2025).
Share of compulsory school pupils 1.5% Cost per pupil 543,449 SEK/year Teachers per 100 pupils 5 Source: Kolada .
Trends — compulsory school Development over time (2020–2025).
2020: 236.7 p 2021: 235.2 p 2022: 236.6 p 2023: 235 p 2024: 231.2 p 2025: 233.8 p 2020: 236.7 p 2025: 233.8 p
2020: 87.5 % 2021: 86.5 % 2022: 86.8 % 2023: 86.3 % 2024: 87.4 % 2025: 87.7 % 2020: 87.5 % 2025: 87.7 %
2020: 108,108 SEK 2021: 112,683 SEK 2022: 120,235 SEK 2023: 127,671 SEK 2024: 134,049 SEK 2020: 108,108 SEK 2024: 134,049 SEK
2020: 7,128 2021: 7,314 2022: 7,525 2023: 7,534 2024: 7,537 2025: 7,463 2020: 7,128 2025: 7,463
2020: 11.2 % 2021: 11.6 % 2022: 12.9 % 2023: 12.2 % 2024: 11.1 % 2025: 10.9 % 2020: 11.2 % 2025: 10.9 %
2020: 11.3 2021: 11.7 2022: 11.8 2023: 11.9 2024: 11.4 2025: 11.6 2020: 11.3 2025: 11.6
2020: 3,497 SEK 2021: 3,891 SEK 2022: 3,931 SEK 2023: 4,414 SEK 2024: 5,051 SEK 2020: 3,497 SEK 2024: 5,051 SEK
2022: 67.7 % 2023: 67.7 % 2024: 54 % 2025: 54 % 2022: 67.7 % 2025: 54 %
2022: 56.8 % 2023: 56.8 % 2024: 48.6 % 2025: 48.6 % 2022: 56.8 % 2025: 48.6 %
2022: 81.2 % 2023: 81.2 % 2024: 78.1 % 2025: 78.1 % 2022: 81.2 % 2025: 78.1 %
Upper secondary Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools
Upper-secondary statistics Key metrics for upper-secondary schools in Kalmar (2024).
Upper-secondary pupils 2,541
Graduating within 3 years72.3% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years) 58.1% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary) 82.6% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil 136,641 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg) 14.9 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary) 13
Withdrawn study support 11.7%
Foreign background (upper secondary) 23%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years 78.9% Source: Kolada .
Trends — upper secondary Development over time (2020–2024).
2020: 118,020 SEK 2021: 118,010 SEK 2022: 123,936 SEK 2023: 126,239 SEK 2024: 136,641 SEK 2020: 118,020 SEK 2024: 136,641 SEK
2020: 70.1 % 2021: 72 % 2022: 73.5 % 2023: 71 % 2024: 67.1 % 2025: 72.3 % 2020: 70.1 % 2025: 72.3 %
2020: 80.6 % 2021: 81.6 % 2022: 79.9 % 2023: 83.4 % 2024: 85.1 % 2025: 82.6 % 2020: 80.6 % 2025: 82.6 %
2020: 57.5 % 2021: 60.1 % 2022: 61.2 % 2023: 57.8 % 2024: 53.8 % 2025: 58.1 % 2020: 57.5 % 2025: 58.1 %
University connection Share of upper-secondary students in Kalmar going on to higher education.
University eligibility (all) 58.1% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes 80.8% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes 19.1% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years72.3% (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 Kalmar (SCB).
Ages 16–18 (2025) 2,596
Ages 16–18 (2030) 2,757
(+6.2%)
Ages 6–15 (2025) 8,523
Ages 6–15 (2030) 8,353
(-2%)
Ages 1–5 (2025) 3,867
Total school age (2035) 14,104 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 Kalmar (2024).
Number of komvux pupils 676 Cost per FTE student 107,671 SEK/year Passing grades, upper-sec. level 85% Teacher licence, basic level 90.8% Teacher licence, upper-sec. level 66.1% Net cost basic adult edu. 106 SEK/capita/year Net cost upper-sec. adult edu. 388 SEK/capita/year Source: Kolada .
SFI (Swedish for immigrants) Key metrics for SFI in Kalmar (2021).
Cost per FTE student 318 SEK/year Teachers with licence 59.9% Source: Kolada .
Preschool and childcare Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care
Preschool in Kalmar Municipal preschool data. Source: Skolverket's statistics database.
Enrolled children 3,492
Preschool units 35 (21 municipal, 14 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool 89%
(national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group 15.5 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years) 13.4 (national avg: 12.2) Children per FTE 5.4 (national avg: 5) Preschool teacher licence 64.5% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education 64.2%
(national avg: 48%) After-school care (fritidshem) Key metrics for after-school care in Kalmar (2024).
Cost per child 40,893 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care 3,541
Children per FTE 34 (national avg: 21.6) Staff with pedagogical degree 56.4% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled 60.6% (national avg: 57.9 %) Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled 87.1% (national avg: 84.8 %) Source: Kolada .
Pedagogical care Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Kalmar (2025).
Children in pedagogical care 6 Share of children 1–5 0.2% Cost per enrolled child 113,000 SEK/year Source: Kolada .
Open preschool and family daycare Open preschool and family daycare in Kalmar (2025).
Source: Kolada .
Trends — preschool and childcare Development over time (2020–2024).
2020: 33,695 SEK 2021: 35,350 SEK 2022: 35,085 SEK 2023: 37,975 SEK 2024: 40,893 SEK 2020: 33,695 SEK 2024: 40,893 SEK
2020: 60.9 % 2021: 58.8 % 2022: 59.3 % 2023: 61.2 % 2024: 59.8 % 2025: 60.6 % 2020: 60.9 % 2025: 60.6 %
Children and youth Health, economy and support
Children's and youth's health Health indicators for children and young people in Kalmar (2024).
Mental health issues, children/youth 8.4% Source: Kolada (N33820).
Child and youth welfare Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Kalmar (2024).
Initiated child investigations 29.7 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Children placed in care 11.7 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Net cost child/youth welfare 3,021 SEK/pop. 0–20/year Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).
Show community data (demographics, economy, society) Demographics and population Population, households and migration patterns
Demographics Population data for Kalmar (2025).
Total population 73,068
Population change 0.5%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age) 3,864
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age) 7,656
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age) 2,583
Higher education 25–64 32.5%
Foreign-born 20–64 21.6%
16–24 not in work/education 6.2% Source: Kolada .
Household types Distribution of household types in Kalmar (2024).
Single without children 44.7%
Single with children 5.6%
Couple without children 24.2%
Couple with children 19.8%
Other households 5.6%
Total number of households 35,876 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 Kalmar you — 227.2 83.9% 134,049 SEK 15,370 Mörbylånga 19.7 km 233.1 81.1% 148,496 SEK 2,603 Nybro 20.7 km 207.2 75.7% 144,585 SEK 3,337 Borgholm 31.2 km 220 78.1% 180,001 SEK 987 Mönsterås 31.9 km 208.4 73.9% 161,656 SEK 1,850 Torsås 38 km 216.8 86.8% 169,375 SEK 1,324 Emmaboda 45.2 km 216.4 76% 181,122 SEK 1,339 Neighbour avg. 217 78.6% 164,206 SEK 1,907
Source: Skolverket & Kolada .
Municipalities selected by geographic distance.
Refugee reception Refugee reception in Kalmar (2025).
Newly arrived received 0.8 per 1,000 pop. Newly arrived children 0–17 10 per 1,000 pop. Establishment rate after 2 years 66.5% Source: Kolada .
Trends — demographics Demographic development (2020–2025).
2020: 1.2 % 2021: 1.4 % 2022: 1 % 2023: 0.4 % 2024: 0.6 % 2025: 0.5 % 2020: 1.2 % 2025: 0.5 %
2020: 5 % 2021: 4.8 % 2022: 4.9 % 2023: 5.3 % 2024: 6.2 % 2020: 5 % 2024: 6.2 %
2020: 0.8 2021: 1.4 2022: 1.2 2023: 0.9 2024: 2.5 2025: 0.8 2020: 0.8 2025: 0.8
Economy and housing Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure
Municipal economy Economic key metrics for Kalmar (2025).
Total tax rate (municipality+region) 33.7% Tax base 261,247 SEK/capita Annual result 2,677 SEK/capita Result, share of tax+grants 3.6% Source: Kolada .
Economic assistance Economic assistance (social benefits) in Kalmar (2024).
Assistance households 1.8 per 1,000 pop. Young adults 18–24 with assistance 2.6% Assistance months (avg) 43.1 Net cost economic assistance 832 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Learning tools and digitalisation Cost of learning tools in Kalmar. Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet access and other teaching equipment.
Learning tools, compulsory school 6,416 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15012, N17011). Learning tools incl. IT: computers, software, books, AV equipment etc.
Housing and infrastructure Housing and infrastructure indicators for Kalmar.
Overcrowded households (Kolada) 9.6% Completed dwellings 0.9 per 1,000 pop. Good public transport 99.8% Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s 99.2%
Rental 34.6%
Cooperative 17%
Owner-occupied 47.2%
Cars in traffic 33,225 Source: Kolada , SCB .
Trends — economy and housing Economic development (2020–2025).
2020: 21.8 % 2021: 21.8 % 2022: 21.8 % 2023: 21.8 % 2024: 21.8 % 2025: 21.8 % 2020: 21.8 % 2025: 21.8 %
2020: 1.8 2021: 1.9 2022: 1.9 2023: 1.8 2024: 1.8 2020: 1.8 2024: 1.8
2020: 11.1 % 2021: 11.1 % 2022: 10.8 % 2023: 9.9 % 2024: 9.9 % 2025: 9.6 % 2020: 11.1 % 2025: 9.6 %
Society, culture and environment Safety, culture and sustainability
Crime and safety Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Kalmar (2025).
Reported crimes (total) 12,771 per 100,000 pop. Violent crimes 1,048 per 100,000 pop. Burglaries 285 per 100,000 pop. Drug crimes 1,641 per 100,000 pop. Source: Kolada . Data from BRA .
LSS and disability services LSS services in Kalmar (2024).
LSS cost per capita 0–64 8,617 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 Kalmar (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.
Long-term sick leave (>59 days) 30.5% of total Sick leave <30 years 6.4% Sick leave 30–49 years 5.4% Sick leave >49 years 6.2% Stress-related sick leave 0.4% of population Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).
Culture school Key metrics for the music and culture school in Kalmar (2024).
Share of pupils 6–19 9.8% Average pupil fee 843 SEK/pupil Cost per capita 355 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Public library Key metrics for public libraries in Kalmar (2024).
Loans per capita 6.3 per capita Children's book loans (0–17) 4.3 per capita Media allocation 705 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Environment Environmental indicators for Kalmar (2023).
CO₂ emissions per capita 2.7 tonnes Organic food (municipal kitchens) 27.6% Source: Kolada .
Trends — society and culture Development in society and culture (2020–2024).
2020: 9.7 % 2021: 8.7 % 2022: 10.3 % 2023: 10.7 % 2024: 9.8 % 2020: 9.7 % 2024: 9.8 %
2020: 13,101.9 2021: 12,493.6 2022: 13,018.8 2023: 12,279.5 2024: 12,807.6 2025: 12,770.6 2020: 13,101.9 2025: 12,770.6
2020: 5.9 % 2021: 6.5 % 2022: 7.6 % 2023: 7.9 % 2024: 8.4 % 2020: 5.9 % 2024: 8.4 %
2020: 3 t 2021: 2.9 t 2022: 2.7 t 2023: 2.7 t 2020: 3 t 2023: 2.7 t
2020: 82.6 % 2021: 92.6 % 2022: 94.6 % 2023: 99.2 % 2024: 99.2 % 2020: 82.6 % 2024: 99.2 %
2020: 7.1 % 2021: 6.8 % 2022: 7.2 % 2023: 6.7 % 2024: 6.2 % 2025: 5.9 % 2020: 7.1 % 2025: 5.9 %
2020: 0.5 % 2021: 0.5 % 2022: 0.5 % 2023: 0.6 % 2024: 0.4 % 2020: 0.5 % 2024: 0.4 %
Trends — adult education Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).
2020: 1,840 2021: 1,348 2022: 822 2023: 807 2024: 676 2020: 1,840 2024: 676
2020: 71,185 SEK 2021: 80,193 SEK 2022: 95,787 SEK 2023: 103,214 SEK 2024: 107,671 SEK 2020: 71,185 SEK 2024: 107,671 SEK
2020: 78.4 % 2021: 83.3 % 2022: 77.5 % 2023: 83.2 % 2024: 85 % 2020: 78.4 % 2024: 85 %
2020: 57.6 % 2021: 77.3 % 2022: 77.3 % 2023: 77.3 % 2024: 88.1 % 2025: 90.8 % 2020: 57.6 % 2025: 90.8 %
2020: 54 % 2021: 70.9 % 2022: 68.1 % 2023: 59.4 % 2024: 66.3 % 2025: 66.1 % 2020: 54 % 2025: 66.1 %
2020: 18 2021: 17 2020: 18 2021: 17
Teacher certification: trend and forecast
Historical trend for the share of qualified teachers in Kalmar with a forecast based on linear extrapolation.
2020: 87.5% 2021: 86.5% 2022: 86.8% 2023: 86.3% 2024: 87.4% 2025: 87.7% 2020 87.5%
2025 (latest) 87.7%
Forecast 2027 87.4% (linear extrapolation)
County avg 72.4%
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 Kalmar.
Cost per pupil 134,049 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9 233.8 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK 1.7 (national avg: 1.6)
Kalmar 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.
Peer municipalities Compare Kalmar with statistically similar municipalities
Comparison with peer municipalities ⬇ Export CSV Kalmar 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 Kalmar you 233.8 87.7% 134,049 SEK 72.3% +1.0 Mörbylånga 237.4 82.8% 148,496 SEK 77% -5.5 Oskarshamn 216.1 75.7% 137,561 SEK 77.1% -11.7 Torsås 216.8 79.9% 169,375 SEK 75.3% -8.0 Nybro 204 72% 144,585 SEK 66.3% -11.7 Mönsterås 212 72.8% 161,656 SEK 65.8% -2.0 Västervik 220.2 66.2% 150,291 SEK 68.6% -11.8 Borgholm 219.8 75.7% 180,001 SEK 62.6% +8.0 Peer average 218 75% 155,995 SEK 70.4% -6.1
Trends compared with peer municipalities Mörbylånga Oskarshamn Torsås Nybro Mönsterås
Mörbylånga Oskarshamn Torsås Nybro Mönsterås
Mörbylånga Oskarshamn Torsås Nybro Mönsterås
Mörbylånga Oskarshamn Torsås Nybro Mönsterås
Source: Kolada .
Municipalities selected based on similar education key metrics within Kalmar län.
Similar municipalities (SCB group) Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Smaller town
Benchmark vs SCB group C6 Kalmar belongs to SCB municipality group C6 — Smaller town : municipalities with 15,000–40,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area.
Here is how Kalmar compares to the 29 municipalities in the group.
Kalmar vs SCB group C6 — percentile position Merit value Qualified teachers Students/teacher Cost/pupil Graduating 3 yrs All subjects passed
Merit value 233.8 (median: 218.1)
95th Qualified teachers 87.7 (median: 74)
98th Students/teacher 11.6 (median: 11.2)
31th Cost/pupil 134048.8 (median: 142346.2)
78th Graduating 3 yrs 72.3 (median: 71.6)
57th All subjects passed 78 (median: 69)
95th ⭐ Best in group for qualified teachers
✅ Above group median for merit value
✅ Above group median for cost/pupil
✅ Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Municipalities in the same SCB group Kalmar 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 Kalmar 233.8 87.7% 134,049 SEK 72.3% 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% Gotland 214.3 68.9% 146,885 SEK 66.4% 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%
Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada .
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Common questions about schools in Kalmar
How many schools are there in Kalmar? Kalmar municipality has 74 active school units: 27 compulsory schools and 8 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 49 are municipal and 25 are independent. A total of 15,370 pupils attend schools in Kalmar.
What are the merit values in Kalmar? The average year-9 merit value in Kalmar is 227.2 points (based on 10 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Nordic International School Kalmar with 273.3 points.
Which school in Kalmar has the highest teacher qualification rate? Djurängsskolan has the highest share of qualified teachers in Kalmar at 100%. The municipal average is 83.9%.
How much does a school place cost in Kalmar? The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Kalmar is 134,049 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 130,911 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Kalmar? Student health services in Kalmar cost 5,051 SEK per pupil (2024). 54% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 48.6%. 
