Key metrics — Kiruna municipality Overview of the municipality's education system.
48 Active schools 42 municipal, 6 independent
3,610 Total pupils 14 compulsory, 4 upper secondary
223.8 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 5 schools (national avg: 228.5)
57% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms
171,792 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2024 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)
10.1 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality
1.2 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.2)
Kiruna municipality has 48 schools with an average merit value of 223.8 (national avg 228.5).
Teacher qualification is below the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Kiruna outperforms its peers.
In-depth statistics Schools Compulsory school Safety Upper secondary Preschool Children & youth Demographics Economy Society Neighbors Peer municipalities SCB group FAQ How does Kiruna compare to its neighbours?
3/7 Merit value
2/7 Qual. teachers
3/7 Cost/pupil
All F–3 4–6 7–9 F–9 Upper Secondary Preschool
School School forms Provider Pupils Qual. teachers ABISKO FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 8 — Abisko skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kiruna kommun 10 38% Anpassad grundskola 1-6 Kiruna Adapted compulsory school, After-school care Kiruna kommun — — Anpassad grundskola 7-9 Kiruna Adapted compulsory school Kiruna kommun — — Bergaskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kiruna kommun 120 60.3% BERGKRISTALLENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 40 11.4% BULLERBYNS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 42 39% Central insamlingsenhet Kiruna kommun — — FJÄLLETS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 41 46.8% FJÄLLRÄVENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 21 33.3% FÖRSKOLAN FJÄLLBJÖRKEN Preschool Förskolan Fjällbjörken Ekonomisk Förening 20 24.2% FÖRSKOLAN LYKTAN Preschool Kiruna kommun 38 0% FYRKLÖVERNS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Fyrklöverns Ekonomiska Förening 23 5% GIRON Preschool Kiruna kommun 46 28.8% Högalidskolan 4-9 Compulsory school Kiruna kommun 610 60.6% I UR OCH SKUR MYGGAN Preschool Personalkooperativet I Ur Och Skur Myggan Ek För 31 40.7% JÖKELNS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 59 10.6% JUKKASJÄRVI FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 33 11.4% Jukkasjärvi skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kiruna kommun 110 22.3% Karesuando skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kiruna kommun 80 65.1% KASTANJENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 54 0% Kiruna Lärcentra Adult education Lapplands Kommunalförbund — — Kiruna Lärcentra, SFI Adult education Lapplands Kommunalförbund — — Kiruna Lärcentra., anpassad utbildning Adult education Lapplands Kommunalförbund — — Lapplands Gymnasium Kiruna enh. 1 Adapted upper secondary school, Upper secondary school Lapplands Kommunalförbund 210 55.7% Lapplands Gymnasium Kiruna enh. 2 Upper secondary school Lapplands Kommunalförbund 240 78.3% Lapplands Gymnasium Kiruna enh. 3 Upper secondary school Lapplands Kommunalförbund 250 75.1% LILLA BJÖRNS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 38 23.4% LOKELDARENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 23 20% LOMBOLO FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 62 5.9% Luossavaaraskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kiruna kommun 200 55.5% NORRSKENETS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 51 36.5% Nya Raketskolan 7-9 Compulsory school Kiruna kommun 200 52.2% Nya Raketskolan f-3 After-school care, Preschool class Kiruna kommun — — Övre Soppero skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kiruna kommun 10 — RIPANS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 28 33.3% Rymdgymnasiet Upper secondary school Malmens Friskola AB 80 60.5% Sameskolan Karesuando After-school care, Preschool class, Sami school Sameskolstyrelsen — — Sameskolan Kiruna After-school care, Preschool class, Sami school Sameskolstyrelsen — — SKOGSBRYNETS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 77 4.2% SVAPPAVAARA FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 13 0% Svappavaara skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kiruna kommun 10 — THULE FÖRSKOLA Preschool Kiruna kommun 42 27.5% Triangelskolan Compulsory school Kiruna kommun 230 30.3% Tuolluvaara skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kiruna kommun 130 81.5% Vargen Compulsory school Skolalliansen i Sverige AB 150 51.6% Vita vidderna After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Skolalliansen i Sverige AB 80 74.3% Vittangi skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Kiruna kommun 100 51.1%
Compulsory school Results, teachers, costs and student health
213.7 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5
53.2% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%
171,792 SEK/pupil National: 142,155
63.6% Passing all subjects
Results and grades Compulsory school results in Kiruna (2025).
Merit value year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)213.7 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 213.2) Merit score year 9 B
Source kolada
Period 2025
Quality B: Direct from source
Merit value municipal / independent 211.5 / 233.4
Passing all subjects year 9 63.6%
Passing mathematics 82.2% Pupil satisfaction year 5 62.7% Pupil satisfaction year 8 56.2%
Parents with post-secondary education 53.3% Source: Kolada .
Teachers and personnel Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).
Qualified teachers (compulsory school)53.2% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 61.6 %) Certified teachers B
Source kolada
Period 2025
Quality B: Direct from source
Qualification municipal / independent 52.5% / 59.5%
Pupils per teacher 10.2 Source: Kolada .
Show more: staff stability, student health, mother tongue, SALSA, grade distribution Staff stability Teacher workforce stability in Kiruna, measured by the trend in qualified teacher share over time.
Qualified teachers (2025) 53.2%
(national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025) ↓ Declining (-3.9 pp)
National trend (2020–2025) ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027
≈ 52.4%
(linear extrapolation, -0.7 pp/year) Source: Kolada .
Pupils and providers Pupil numbers and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).
Compulsory school pupils 2,040
Municipal / independent share 88.3% / 11.7% Source: Kolada .
Costs — compulsory school Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2024). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.
Cost per pupil (total) 171,792 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 163,530.2 SEK)
Municipal school cost 154,856 SEK/pupil
Teaching 80,744 SEK/pupil
Premises 41,687 SEK/pupil
Student health 3,781 SEK/pupil
School meals 8,582 SEK/pupil
Learning tools 8,596 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).
Student health and support Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Kiruna.
Student health (compulsory) 3,781 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5 62.7%
Easy to access help, year 8 49.4%
Study environment (studiero) 51.2% Source: Kolada , Skolinspektionen .
Mother tongue and multilingualism Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Kiruna (2025).
Other mother tongue than Swedish 34.4%
Participating in mother tongue instruction 15.4%
Swedish as a second language 8.1%
Passed mother tongue, year 9 100%
Passed SvA, year 9 43.8%
Newly arrived (last 3 years) 3% 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.
+5.8 Average residual (merit value) for 4 schools
2020/21: -10.5 2021/22: +9.3 2022/23: -6.3 2023/24: -8.0 2024/25: +5.8 2020/21: -10.5 2024/25: +5.8
Top merit-value schools Top 5 schools by year-9 merit value.
School ranking — Kiruna All 5 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 Kiruna (2025).
Share of compulsory school pupils 1.2% Cost per pupil 697,182 SEK/year Teachers per 100 pupils 4.2 Source: Kolada .
Trends — compulsory school Development over time (2020–2025).
2020: 223.8 p 2021: 218.2 p 2022: 224.6 p 2023: 215.4 p 2024: 215.7 p 2025: 213.7 p 2020: 223.8 p 2025: 213.7 p
2020: 57.1 % 2021: 56.6 % 2022: 56 % 2023: 53.3 % 2024: 56.2 % 2025: 53.2 % 2020: 57.1 % 2025: 53.2 %
2020: 127,757 SEK 2021: 142,955 SEK 2022: 153,090 SEK 2023: 165,053 SEK 2024: 171,792 SEK 2020: 127,757 SEK 2024: 171,792 SEK
2020: 2,157 2021: 2,135 2022: 2,106 2023: 2,122 2024: 2,073 2025: 2,040 2020: 2,157 2025: 2,040
2020: 10.5 % 2021: 10.7 % 2022: 11.4 % 2023: 11.6 % 2024: 12 % 2025: 11.7 % 2020: 10.5 % 2025: 11.7 %
2020: 10.1 2021: 10.3 2022: 8.8 2023: 8.7 2024: 8.6 2025: 10.2 2020: 10.1 2025: 10.2
2020: 3,307 SEK 2021: 3,536 SEK 2022: 4,994 SEK 2023: 4,894 SEK 2024: 3,781 SEK 2020: 3,307 SEK 2024: 3,781 SEK
2022: 55.4 % 2023: 55.4 % 2024: 62.7 % 2025: 62.7 % 2022: 55.4 % 2025: 62.7 %
2022: 44.5 % 2023: 44.5 % 2024: 49.4 % 2025: 49.4 % 2022: 44.5 % 2025: 49.4 %
2022: 78.4 % 2023: 78.4 % 2024: 80.1 % 2025: 80.1 % 2022: 78.4 % 2025: 80.1 %
Safety and study environment School survey results for schools in Kiruna
Municipal average — safety and study environment
Average results from the national school survey in Kiruna, based on 5 schools with survey data.
82% Safety ≈ (national: 78.3%)
65.2% Study environment ↑ (national: 56.2%)
NKI trend over time (Pupils upper-sec. year 2)
Average school satisfaction index (0–10) in Kiruna municipality, based on at least 3 schools per year.
Source: Skolinspektionen — Skolenkäten .
6.9 2023 7.0 2025 → Stable (+0.1 on 0–10)
Schools ranked by safety
Schools in Kiruna sorted by pupils' perceived safety (national school survey).
Higher is better.
▲ Highest safety ▼ Lowest safety Safety per school in Kiruna
Source: Swedish Schools Inspectorate — School Survey
Upper secondary Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools
Upper-secondary statistics Key metrics for upper-secondary schools in Kiruna (2024).
Upper-secondary pupils 667
Graduating within 3 years77.7% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years) 42.2% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary) 67% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil 274,175 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg) 14.7 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary) 8.4
Withdrawn study support 2.7%
Foreign background (upper secondary) 14%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years 78.1% Source: Kolada .
Trends — upper secondary Development over time (2020–2024).
2020: 141,058 SEK 2021: 154,191 SEK 2022: 151,434 SEK 2023: 186,773 SEK 2024: 274,175 SEK 2020: 141,058 SEK 2024: 274,175 SEK
2020: 76.1 % 2021: 73.5 % 2022: 68.3 % 2023: 70.8 % 2024: 75.9 % 2025: 77.7 % 2020: 76.1 % 2025: 77.7 %
2020: 77.1 % 2021: 67.6 % 2022: 68.9 % 2023: 67.1 % 2024: 70.3 % 2025: 67 % 2020: 77.1 % 2025: 67 %
2020: 45.7 % 2021: 42.9 % 2022: 42.2 % 2023: 33.6 % 2024: 38.6 % 2025: 42.2 % 2020: 45.7 % 2025: 42.2 %
University connection Share of upper-secondary students in Kiruna going on to higher education.
University eligibility (all) 42.2% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes 81.5% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes 8.9% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years77.7% (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 Kiruna (SCB).
Ages 16–18 (2025) 666
Ages 16–18 (2030) 702
(+5.4%)
Ages 6–15 (2025) 2,392
Ages 6–15 (2030) 2,166
(-9.4%)
Ages 1–5 (2025) 1,089
Total school age (2035) 3,526 Source: SCB population forecast . The forecast indicates future demand pressure.
Preschool and childcare Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care
Preschool in Kiruna Municipal preschool data. Source: Skolverket's statistics database.
Enrolled children 801
Preschool units 23 (20 municipal, 3 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool 70.6%
(national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group 15.4 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years) 12.9 (national avg: 12.2) Children per FTE 4.6 (national avg: 5) Preschool teacher licence 22.8% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education 21.9%
(national avg: 48%) After-school care (fritidshem) Key metrics for after-school care in Kiruna (2024).
Cost per child 43,997 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care 545
Children per FTE 22.8 (national avg: 21.6) Staff with pedagogical degree 16.4% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled 32.8% (national avg: 57.9 %) Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled 59.3% (national avg: 84.8 %) Source: Kolada .
Pedagogical care Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Kiruna (2025).
Children in pedagogical care 70 Share of children 1–5 6.7% Cost per enrolled child 153,119 SEK/year Source: Kolada .
Open preschool and family daycare Open preschool and family daycare in Kiruna (2025).
Source: Kolada .
Trends — preschool and childcare Development over time (2020–2024).
2020: 37,260 SEK 2021: 41,830 SEK 2022: 39,931 SEK 2023: 39,265 SEK 2024: 43,997 SEK 2020: 37,260 SEK 2024: 43,997 SEK
2020: 38.8 % 2021: 37.2 % 2022: 38.4 % 2023: 37.5 % 2024: 33.6 % 2025: 32.8 % 2020: 38.8 % 2025: 32.8 %
Children and youth Health, economy and support
Children's and youth's health Health indicators for children and young people in Kiruna (2024).
Mental health issues, children/youth 8.5% Source: Kolada (N33820).
Child and youth welfare Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Kiruna (2024).
Initiated child investigations 28.6 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Children placed in care 9.5 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Net cost child/youth welfare 2,930 SEK/pop. 0–20/year Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).
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Demographics Population data for Kiruna (2025).
Total population 22,402
Population change -0.1%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age) 1,120
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age) 2,151
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age) 684
Higher education 25–64 19.9%
Foreign-born 20–64 20.8%
16–24 not in work/education 5.4% Source: Kolada .
Household types Distribution of household types in Kiruna (2024).
Single without children 46.7%
Single with children 5.2%
Couple without children 23%
Couple with children 16.9%
Other households 8.1%
Total number of households 11,163 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 Kiruna you — 223.8 57% 171,792 SEK 3,610 Gällivare 82.5 km 228.3 54.1% 166,697 SEK 2,879 Pajala 140.9 km 233.4 54.1% 204,793 SEK 797 Jokkmokk 145.7 km 223.5 60.8% 182,751 SEK 669 Överkalix 201.4 km 203.7 40% 179,764 SEK 358 Övertorneå 214.9 km 201.1 51.8% 171,513 SEK 576 Arjeplog 232.1 km 203.1 54.6% 184,502 SEK 300 Neighbour avg. 215.5 52.6% 181,670 SEK 930
Source: Skolverket & Kolada .
Municipalities selected by geographic distance.
Refugee reception Refugee reception in Kiruna (2025).
Newly arrived received 1.1 per 1,000 pop. Newly arrived children 0–17 12 per 1,000 pop. Establishment rate after 2 years 82.2% Source: Kolada .
Trends — demographics Demographic development (2020–2025).
2020: -0.9 % 2021: -0.5 % 2022: -0.6 % 2023: 0 % 2024: 0 % 2025: -0.1 % 2020: -0.9 % 2025: -0.1 %
2020: 4.7 % 2021: 5.9 % 2022: 4.8 % 2023: 3.9 % 2024: 5.4 % 2020: 4.7 % 2024: 5.4 %
2020: 1.6 2021: 1.3 2022: 1.7 2023: 1 2024: 4.1 2025: 1.1 2020: 1.6 2025: 1.1
Economy and housing Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure
Municipal economy Economic key metrics for Kiruna (2025).
Total tax rate (municipality+region) 34.4% Tax base 322,873 SEK/capita Annual result 17,326 SEK/capita Result, share of tax+grants 20.6% Source: Kolada .
Economic assistance Economic assistance (social benefits) in Kiruna (2024).
Assistance households 1.2 per 1,000 pop. Young adults 18–24 with assistance 2.1% Assistance months (avg) 34.3 Net cost economic assistance 1,141 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Learning tools and digitalisation Cost of learning tools in Kiruna. Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet access and other teaching equipment.
Learning tools, compulsory school 8,596 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15012, N17011). Learning tools incl. IT: computers, software, books, AV equipment etc.
Housing and infrastructure Housing and infrastructure indicators for Kiruna.
Overcrowded households (Kolada) 9.4% Completed dwellings 21.4 per 1,000 pop. Good public transport 95% Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s 55.9%
Rental 32.9%
Cooperative 10.6%
Owner-occupied 51.5%
Cars in traffic 12,544 Source: Kolada , SCB .
Trends — economy and housing Economic development (2020–2025).
2020: 23.1 % 2021: 23.1 % 2022: 23.1 % 2023: 23.1 % 2024: 23.1 % 2025: 23.1 % 2020: 23.1 % 2025: 23.1 %
2020: 2.3 2021: 1.9 2022: 1.6 2023: 1.4 2024: 1.2 2020: 2.3 2024: 1.2
2020: 10.4 % 2021: 10.8 % 2022: 10.7 % 2023: 10.7 % 2024: 10.6 % 2025: 9.4 % 2020: 10.4 % 2025: 9.4 %
Society, culture and environment Safety, culture and sustainability
Crime and safety Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Kiruna (2025).
Reported crimes (total) 8,566 per 100,000 pop. Violent crimes 1,022 per 100,000 pop. Burglaries 121 per 100,000 pop. Drug crimes 629 per 100,000 pop. Source: Kolada . Data from BRA .
LSS and disability services LSS services in Kiruna (2024).
LSS cost per capita 0–64 6,588 SEK/year LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64 0.7 Source: Kolada .
Work environment and sick leave Sick leave among municipal employees in Kiruna (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.
Long-term sick leave (>59 days) 42.3% of total Sick leave <30 years 6.5% Sick leave 30–49 years 6.2% Sick leave >49 years 7.2% Stress-related sick leave 0.3% of population Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).
Culture school Key metrics for the music and culture school in Kiruna (2024).
Share of pupils 6–19 7.4% Average pupil fee 1,728 SEK/pupil Cost per capita 452 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Public library Key metrics for public libraries in Kiruna (2024).
Loans per capita 3.7 per capita Children's book loans (0–17) 2.5 per capita Media allocation 595 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Environment Environmental indicators for Kiruna (2023).
CO₂ emissions per capita 30.7 tonnes Organic food (municipal kitchens) 25.2% Source: Kolada .
Trends — society and culture Development in society and culture (2020–2024).
2020: 8.9 % 2021: 9 % 2024: 7.4 % 2020: 8.9 % 2024: 7.4 %
2020: 9,532 2021: 7,965.7 2022: 7,674.9 2023: 7,762.6 2024: 8,823.2 2025: 8,566.1 2020: 9,532 2025: 8,566.1
2020: 6.2 % 2021: 6.8 % 2022: 7.7 % 2023: 8.7 % 2024: 8.5 % 2020: 6.2 % 2024: 8.5 %
2020: 31.8 t 2021: 31 t 2022: 30.8 t 2023: 30.7 t 2020: 31.8 t 2023: 30.7 t
2020: 36.4 % 2021: 29.1 % 2022: 50.3 % 2023: 79 % 2024: 55.9 % 2020: 36.4 % 2024: 55.9 %
2020: 7.9 % 2022: 6.8 % 2024: 6.3 % 2025: 6.7 % 2020: 7.9 % 2025: 6.7 %
2020: 0.2 % 2021: 0.2 % 2022: 0.3 % 2023: 0.3 % 2024: 0.3 % 2020: 0.2 % 2024: 0.3 %
Trends — adult education Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).
2020: 152,308 SEK 2021: 160,080 SEK 2022: 179,154 SEK 2023: 207,835 SEK 2024: 144,039 SEK 2020: 152,308 SEK 2024: 144,039 SEK
2020: 100 % 2021: 100 % 2022: 100 % 2023: 100 % 2020: 100 % 2023: 100 %
2020: 91.8 % 2021: 91.8 % 2022: 91.8 % 2023: 91.3 % 2024: 90.9 % 2025: 91.9 % 2020: 91.8 % 2025: 91.9 %
Teacher certification: trend and forecast
Historical trend for the share of qualified teachers in Kiruna with a forecast based on linear extrapolation.
2020: 57.1% 2021: 56.6% 2022: 56% 2023: 53.3% 2024: 56.2% 2025: 53.2% 2020 57.1%
2025 (latest) 53.2%
Forecast 2027 52.4% (linear extrapolation)
County avg 61.6%
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 Kiruna.
Cost per pupil 171,792 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9 213.7 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK 1.2 (national avg: 1.6)
Kiruna 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 Kiruna with statistically similar municipalities
Comparison with peer municipalities ⬇ Export CSV Kiruna 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 Kiruna you 213.7 53.2% 171,792 SEK 77.7% +5.8 Arjeplog 203.1 54.4% 184,502 SEK 81.8% -18.0 Överkalix 215.3 45.7% 179,764 SEK 52.2% +7.0 Gällivare 218.4 45.4% 166,697 SEK 68.7% +8.3 Övertorneå 197.9 48.1% 171,513 SEK 68.3% – Jokkmokk 214.5 61.7% 182,751 SEK 51.3% +13.0 Haparanda 196.2 61.1% 149,797 SEK 55.8% -18.0 Arvidsjaur 213 67.7% 150,409 SEK 78.4% -7.0 Peer average 208.3 54.9% 169,347 SEK 65.2% -2.4
Trends compared with peer municipalities Arjeplog Överkalix Gällivare Övertorneå Jokkmokk
Arjeplog Överkalix Gällivare Övertorneå Jokkmokk
Arjeplog Överkalix Gällivare Övertorneå Jokkmokk
Arjeplog Överkalix Gällivare Övertorneå Jokkmokk
Source: Kolada .
Municipalities selected based on similar education key metrics within Norrbottens län.
Similar municipalities (SCB group) Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Smaller town
Benchmark vs SCB group C6 Kiruna belongs to SCB municipality group C6 — Smaller town : municipalities with 15,000–40,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area.
Here is how Kiruna compares to the 29 municipalities in the group.
Kiruna vs SCB group C6 — percentile position Merit value Qualified teachers Students/teacher Cost/pupil Graduating 3 yrs All subjects passed
Merit value 213.7 (median: 218.1)
19th Qualified teachers 53.2 (median: 74)
2th Students/teacher 10.2 (median: 11.2)
91th Cost/pupil 171792 (median: 142346.2)
2th Graduating 3 yrs 77.7 (median: 71.6)
91th All subjects passed 63.6 (median: 69)
16th ⚠️ Lowest in group for qualified teachers
⚠️ Lowest in group for cost/pupil
✅ Above group median for students/teacher
✅ Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Municipalities in the same SCB group Kiruna 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 Kiruna 213.7 53.2% 171,792 SEK 77.7% 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 Kiruna
How many schools are there in Kiruna? Kiruna municipality has 48 active school units: 14 compulsory schools and 4 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 42 are municipal and 6 are independent. A total of 3,610 pupils attend schools in Kiruna.
What are the merit values in Kiruna? The average year-9 merit value in Kiruna is 223.8 points (based on 5 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Vittangi skola with 264 points.
Which school in Kiruna has the highest teacher qualification rate? Tuolluvaara skola has the highest share of qualified teachers in Kiruna at 81.5%. The municipal average is 57%.
How much does a school place cost in Kiruna? The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Kiruna is 171,792 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 154,856 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Kiruna? Student health services in Kiruna cost 3,781 SEK per pupil (2024). 62.7% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 49.4%. 
