How many schools are there in Lysekil?

Lysekil municipality has 22 active school units: 7 compulsory schools and 2 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 20 are municipal and 2 are independent. A total of 2,290 pupils attend schools in Lysekil.

What are the merit values in Lysekil?

The average year-9 merit value in Lysekil is 218.2 points (based on 1 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Gullmarsskolan 7-9 with 218.2 points.

Which school in Lysekil has the highest teacher qualification rate?

Gullmarsgymnasiet 2 has the highest share of qualified teachers in Lysekil at 86.3%. The municipal average is 63.4%.

How much does a school place cost in Lysekil?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Lysekil is 162,560 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 156,239 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Lysekil?

Student health services in Lysekil cost 6,009 SEK per pupil (2025). 61.8% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 74.6%.

Schools in Lysekil municipality

22 active school units in Lysekil, Västra Götalands län. The three most common school forms: 10 preschool, 7 after-school care, 7 compulsory school (+5 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

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

Lysekil has 22 schools with an average merit value of 218.2, which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 63.4% (below the national average of 73.3%).

22 schools 2,290 pupils 63.4% qualified teachers Declining municipality (-0.8%)

Summary — Lysekil

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Year 9 merit value (218.2) is 10.3 points below the national average (228.5).
The share of qualified teachers (63.6%) is 9.7 percentage points below the national average.
Schools perform on average -9 merit points below expectations (SALSA model).
Teacher qualification rate is declining: -13.2 percentage points over the measurement period.
Merit value has increased by 6.5 points over the last 5 years (2020–2025).

Key metrics — Lysekil municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

22 Active schools 20 municipal, 2 independent

2,290 Total pupils 7 compulsory, 2 upper secondary

218.2 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 1 schools (national avg: 228.5)

63.4% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms

162,560 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2025 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)

10.4 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality

1.3 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.3)

Lysekil municipality has 22 schools with an average merit value of 218.2 (national avg 228.5). Teacher qualification is below the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Lysekil outperforms its peers.

Development over time

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

Merit value yr 9 ↑ +3.1 %

2020: 211.7 p 2025: 218.2 p

Merit values have increased by 6.5 points since 2020.

Qualified teachers ↓ -17.2 %

2020: 76.8 % 2025: 63.6 %

The share of qualified teachers has decreased by 13.2 percentage points since 2020.

Cost per pupil ↑ +25.1 %

2020: 129,918 SEK 2025: 162,560 SEK

Cost per pupil has increased by 32,642 SEK since 2020.

In-depth statistics

How does Lysekil compare to its neighbours?

Geographic neighbours ↓ Statistical peers ↓

5/7 Merit value

7/7 Qual. teachers

4/7 Cost/pupil

All 22 schools in Lysekil

Compare schools

School	School forms	Provider	Pupils	Qual. teachers
ALMENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Lysekils kommun	51	48.9%
ÄNGENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Lysekils kommun	53	53.5%
ANKDAMMENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Ankdammen, Ekonomisk Förening	17	—
Anpassad grundskola	Adapted compulsory school, After-school care	Lysekils kommun	—	—
Anpassad gymnasieskola	Adapted upper secondary school	Lysekils kommun	—	—
BERGS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Lysekils kommun	47	31.3%
Bergs skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Lysekils kommun	40	42.9%
Bro skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Lysekils kommun	40	80.5%
DOMAREKENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Lysekils kommun	29	29.5%
GRUNDSUNDS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Lysekils kommun	31	34.8%
Gullmarsgymnasiet 1	Upper secondary school	Lysekils kommun	260	64.2%
Gullmarsgymnasiet 2	Upper secondary school	Lysekils kommun	360	86.3%
Gullmarsskolan 7-9	Compulsory school	Lysekils kommun	460	62.1%
Gullmarsskolan F-6	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Lysekils kommun	170	80.2%
KRONBERGETS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Lysekils kommun	93	77.8%
KVARNENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Lysekils kommun	36	50.7%
MARIEDALS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Lysekils kommun	67	54.6%
Mariedalsskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Lysekils kommun	280	55.8%
SKAFTÖ FÖRSKOLA EK FÖR	Preschool	Skaftö Förskola Ekonomisk Förening	16	54.5%
Skaftö skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Lysekils kommun	30	29%
Stångenässkolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Lysekils kommun	210	69.9%
Vuxenutbildningen	Adult education	Lysekils kommun	—	—

Compulsory school

Results, teachers, costs and student health

218.2 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5

63.6% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%

162,560 SEK/pupil National: 142,155

72.8% Passing all subjects

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Lysekil (2025).

year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

218.2 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 213.8)

Merit score year 9 B

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

Passing all subjects year 9

72.8%

Passing mathematics

87.8%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

72.9%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

56.9%

Parents with post-secondary education

57.4%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).

(compulsory school)

63.6% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 72 %)

Certified teachers B

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

Pupils per teacher

Source: Kolada.

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

Staff stability

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

Qualified teachers (2025): 63.6% (national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↓ Declining (-13.2 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027: ≈ 57.6% (linear extrapolation, -2.6 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

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

Compulsory school pupils: 1,235
Municipal / independent share: 98.9% / 1.1%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2025). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.

Cost per pupil (total): 162,560 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 150,869.5 SEK)
Municipal school cost: 156,239 SEK/pupil
Teaching: 96,769 SEK/pupil
Premises: 20,665 SEK/pupil
Student health: 6,009 SEK/pupil
School meals: 10,112 SEK/pupil
Learning tools: 3,958 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Lysekil.

Student health (compulsory): 6,009 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary): 9,591 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5: 61.8%
Easy to access help, year 8: 74.6%
Safety at school: 79.2%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Lysekil (2025).

Other mother tongue than Swedish: 21%
Participating in mother tongue instruction: 8%
Swedish as a second language: 11.1%
Passed mother tongue, year 9: 100%
Passed SvA, year 9: 72.7%
Newly arrived (last 3 years): 3%

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.

-9.0 Average residual (merit value) for 1 schools

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

2020/21: -3.0 2024/25: -9.0

School	Actual	Model	Residual
Gullmarsskolan 7-9	218	228	-9.0

Top merit-value schools

Top 1 schools by year-9 merit value.

School	Provider	Merit value	SALSA	Qualified teachers	Pupils
Gullmarsskolan 7-9	Lysekils kommun	218.2	-9.0	62.1%	460

Adapted compulsory school

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

Number of pupils: 19
Share of compulsory school pupils: 1.4%
Cost per pupil: 724,063 SEK/year
Teachers per 100 pupils: 4.7

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↑ +3.1%

2020: 211.7 p 2025: 218.2 p

Qualified teachers ↓ -17.2%

2020: 76.8 % 2025: 63.6 %

Cost per pupil ↑ +25.1%

2020: 129,918 SEK 2025: 162,560 SEK

Number of pupils ↓ -7.9%

2020: 1,341 2025: 1,235

Independent share ↑ +266.7%

2020: 0.3 % 2025: 1.1 %

Pupils per teacher ↓ -4.3%

2020: 11.5 2025: 11

Student health SEK/pupil ↑ +33.5%

2020: 4,502 SEK 2025: 6,009 SEK

Student health yr 5 ↓ -15.5%

2022: 73.1 % 2025: 61.8 %

Student health yr 8 ↓ -4.6%

2022: 78.2 % 2025: 74.6 %

Safety ↓ -3.6%

2022: 82.2 % 2025: 79.2 %

Upper secondary

Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools

Upper-secondary statistics

Key metrics for upper-secondary schools in Lysekil (2025).

Upper-secondary pupils: 479
Graduating within 3 years: 74.8% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years): 47.6% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary): 79.4% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil: 207,931 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg): 14.7 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary): 9.3
Municipal upper-secondary cost: 192,905 SEK/pupil
Learning tools (upper secondary): 18,834 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support: 5.1%
Foreign background (upper secondary): 22%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years: 77.6%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2025).

Cost upper sec./pupil ↑ +13.2%

2020: 183,610 SEK 2025: 207,931 SEK

Graduating 3 yrs ↑ +9.2%

2020: 68.5 % 2025: 74.8 %

Qualified teachers US → unchanged

2020: 79.3 % 2025: 79.4 %

Student health US SEK/pupil ↑ +143.7%

2020: 3,936 SEK 2024: 9,591 SEK

Univ. eligibility 3 yrs ↓ -8.3%

2020: 51.9 % 2025: 47.6 %

University connection

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

University eligibility (all): 47.6% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes: 91.2% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes: 14.8% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years: 74.8% (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 Lysekil (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025): 455
Ages 16–18 (2030): 424 (-6.8%)
Ages 6–15 (2025): 1,364
Ages 6–15 (2030): 1,194 (-12.5%)
Ages 1–5 (2025): 516
Total school age (2035): 1,924

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 Lysekil (2024).

Number of komvux pupils: 469
Cost per FTE student: 115,537 SEK/year
Passing grades, basic level: 76.5%
Passing grades, upper-sec. level: 79.2%
Teacher licence, basic level: 100%
Teacher licence, upper-sec. level: 100%
Net cost basic adult edu.: 12 SEK/capita/year
Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.: 580 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Lysekil (2024).

Number of SFI pupils: 112
Cost per FTE student: 618 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate: 100%
Teachers with licence: 52.6%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool and childcare

Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care

Preschool in Lysekil

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

Enrolled children: 440
Preschool units: 10 (8 municipal, 2 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool: 89.7% (national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group: 16.3 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years): 13.3 (national avg: 12.2)
Children per FTE: 5.4 (national avg: 5)
Preschool teacher licence: 54.9% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education: 55.2% (national avg: 48%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

Key metrics for after-school care in Lysekil (2025).

Cost per child: 38,511 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care: 484
Children per FTE: 19 (national avg: 21.6)
Staff with pedagogical degree: 36.7% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled: 52.8% (national avg: 57.9 %)
Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled: 79.2% (national avg: 84.8 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

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

Children in pedagogical care: 0
Share of children 1–5: 0.9%
Cost per enrolled child: 113,800 SEK/year

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Lysekil (2025).

Open preschool units: 1
Open preschool FTEs: 2

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2025).

After-school SEK/child ↑ +3.7%

2020: 37,151 SEK 2025: 38,511 SEK

Enrolled after-school ↑ +9.5%

2020: 48.2 % 2025: 52.8 %

Children and youth

Health, economy and support

Children's and youth's health

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

Mental health issues, children/youth: 10.2%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Lysekil (2023).

Initiated child investigations: 41.7 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Children placed in care: 6.9 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Net cost child/youth welfare: 3,510 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 Lysekil (2025).

Total population: 13,796
Population change: -0.8%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age): 492
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age): 1,255
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age): 464
Higher education 25–64: 23.2%
Foreign-born 20–64: 19.8%
16–24 not in work/education: 7.1%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Lysekil (2024).

Single without children: 42.7%
Single with children: 4.9%
Couple without children: 30.6%
Couple with children: 15.5%
Other households: 6.3%
Total number of households: 6,974

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
Lysekil you	—	218.2	63.4%	162,560 SEK	2,290
Sotenäs	14.4 km	224.1	67.3%	164,250 SEK	941
Orust	17.7 km	220	77.3%	163,984 SEK	1,470
Munkedal	25.6 km	203.3	69.6%	159,963 SEK	1,786
Uddevalla	29.1 km	226.3	78.7%	143,370 SEK	11,503
Tjörn	34.6 km	223	75.1%	175,341 SEK	2,178
Stenungsund	36.2 km	213.6	84.2%	154,227 SEK	5,477
Neighbour avg.		218.4	75.4%	160,189 SEK	3,893

Merit value year 9

Uddevalla

226.3

Sotenäs

224.1

Tjörn

223

Orust

220

Lysekil

218.2

Stenungsund

213.6

Munkedal

203.3

Qualified teachers

Stenungsund

84.2%

Uddevalla

78.7%

Orust

77.3%

Tjörn

75.1%

Munkedal

69.6%

Sotenäs

67.3%

Lysekil

63.4%

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

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Lysekil (2024).

Newly arrived received: 7.2 per 1,000 pop.
Newly arrived children 0–17: 0 per 1,000 pop.
Establishment rate after 2 years: 68.5%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Pop. change ↑ -38.5%

2020: -1.3 % 2025: -0.8 %

Youth not in work/edu. ↓ -14.5%

2020: 8.3 % 2024: 7.1 %

Newly arrived ↑ +323.5%

2020: 1.7 2024: 7.2

Economy and housing

Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Lysekil (2025).

Municipal tax rate: 22.5%
Total tax rate (municipality+region): 33.9%
Tax base: 278,652 SEK/capita
Annual result: 1,412 SEK/capita
Result, share of tax+grants: 1.7%
Solidity: 45.4%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

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

Assistance households: 2.8 per 1,000 pop.
Young adults 18–24 with assistance: 6.5%
Assistance months (avg): 41.6
Net cost economic assistance: 1,528 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

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

Learning tools, compulsory school: 3,958 SEK/pupil
Learning tools, upper secondary: 18,834 SEK/pupil

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

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Lysekil.

Overcrowded households (Kolada): 10.8%
Completed dwellings: 0.8 per 1,000 pop.
Good public transport: 99.7%
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s: 98.6%
Rental: 29.6%
Cooperative: 7.3%
Owner-occupied: 61.8%
Cars in traffic: 7,141

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Municipal tax rate → unchanged

2020: 22.5 % 2025: 22.5 %

Economic assistance ↓ -50.9%

2020: 5.7 2024: 2.8

Overcrowding ↓ -31.2%

2020: 15.7 % 2025: 10.8 %

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability

Crime and safety

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

Reported crimes (total): 7,920 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes: 823 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries: 65 per 100,000 pop.
Drug crimes: 289 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Lysekil (2025).

LSS cost per capita 0–64: 8,140 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 Lysekil (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.

Total sick leave: 9.4%
Long-term sick leave (>59 days): 53.9% of total
Sick leave <30 years: 8.5%
Sick leave 30–49 years: 8.4%
Sick leave >49 years: 10.6%
Stress-related sick leave: 0.8% of population

Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).

Culture school

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

Share of pupils 6–19: 17.7%
Number of pupils: 355
Average pupil fee: 1,301 SEK/pupil
Cost per capita: 362 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Lysekil (2024).

Loans per capita: 4.7 per capita
Children's book loans (0–17): 6.6 per capita
Active borrowers: 28.1%
Media allocation: 687 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Lysekil (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita: 117.9 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens): 20%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2020–2024).

Culture school share ↓ -4.3%

2020: 18.5 % 2024: 17.7 %

Reported crimes ↓ -20.2%

2020: 9,930.5 2025: 7,919.7

Mental health issues (youth) ↑ +56.9%

2020: 6.5 % 2024: 10.2 %

CO₂/capita ↑ +33.2%

2020: 88.5 t 2023: 117.9 t

Broadband 100+ ↑ +7.6%

2020: 91.6 % 2024: 98.6 %

Total sick leave → unchanged

2020: 9.4 % 2025: 9.4 %

Stress-related cases ↑ +14.3%

2020: 0.7 % 2024: 0.8 %

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Adult edu. pupils ↓ -12%

2020: 533 2024: 469

Cost adult edu./pupil ↑ +113.8%

2020: 54,030 SEK 2024: 115,537 SEK

Passing basic level ↑ +3.7%

2020: 73.8 % 2024: 76.5 %

Passing upper sec. level → unchanged

2020: 79.5 % 2024: 79.2 %

Licence basic level ↑ +100%

2020: 50 % 2023: 100 %

Licence upper sec. level ↑ +8.3%

2020: 92.3 % 2024: 100 %

SFI pupils ↑ +55.6%

2020: 72 2024: 112

SFI course D pass rate ↑ +9.9%

2020: 91 % 2023: 100 %

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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

2020 76.8%

2025 (latest) 63.6%

Forecast 2027 57.6% (linear extrapolation)

County avg 72%

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 Lysekil.

Cost per pupil: 162,560 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9: 218.2 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK: 1.3 (national avg: 1.6)

Lysekil 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 Lysekil with statistically similar municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Lysekil 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
Lysekil you	218.2	63.6%	162,560 SEK	74.8%	-9.0
Sotenäs	224.1	64.9%	164,250 SEK	70.5%	-3.0
Tibro	210.3	66.9%	161,684 SEK	62.5%	-8.0
Grästorp	218.3	70.1%	168,785 SEK	72.6%	-1.0
Munkedal	203.3	68%	159,963 SEK	53.9%	-16.0
Bengtsfors	213.2	70.8%	174,380 SEK	73%	-2.0
Falköping	218.1	68.9%	145,513 SEK	70.1%	-9.0
Mark	207	71.1%	160,232 SEK	71.6%	-16.5
Peer average	213.5	68.7%	162,116 SEK	67.7%	-7.9

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Merit value yr 9 2020–2025

SotenäsTibroGrästorpMunkedalBengtsfors

Qualified teachers 2020–2025

SotenäsTibroGrästorpMunkedalBengtsfors

Cost/pupil 2020–2025

SotenäsTibroGrästorpMunkedalBengtsfors

Graduating 3 yrs 2020–2025

SotenäsTibroGrästorpMunkedalBengtsfors

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

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Low-commuting municipality near a larger city

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Lysekil belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Here is how Lysekil compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Lysekil Group median

Merit value 218.2 (median: 211.2)

81th

Qualified teachers 63.6 (median: 67)

24th

Students/teacher 11 (median: 11.1)

59th

Cost/pupil 162560.3 (median: 155418.6)

27th

Graduating 3 yrs 74.8 (median: 67.7)

90th

All subjects passed 72.8 (median: 65.2)

87th

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✅ Above group median for all subjects passed

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Municipality	Merit value	Qualified teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs
Lysekil	218.2	63.6%	162,560 SEK	74.8%
Askersund	203.2	67.6%	176,524 SEK	63.9%
Berg	203.9	61.2%	217,446 SEK	72%
Boden	214.7	63.7%	137,700 SEK	67.9%
Bräcke	220.2	72.8%	197,847 SEK	67.7%
Enköping	217.8	83.2%	133,166 SEK	68.2%
Finspång	214.6	67.2%	145,337 SEK	74.3%
Flen	219.3	56.4%	163,424 SEK	63.5%
Herrljunga	211	72.3%	151,340 SEK	58.6%

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

Common questions about schools in Lysekil

How many schools are there in Lysekil?: Lysekil municipality has 22 active school units: 7 compulsory schools and 2 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 20 are municipal and 2 are independent. A total of 2,290 pupils attend schools in Lysekil.
What are the merit values in Lysekil?: The average year-9 merit value in Lysekil is 218.2 points (based on 1 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Gullmarsskolan 7-9 with 218.2 points.
Which school in Lysekil has the highest teacher qualification rate?: Gullmarsgymnasiet 2 has the highest share of qualified teachers in Lysekil at 86.3%. The municipal average is 63.4%.
How much does a school place cost in Lysekil?: The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Lysekil is 162,560 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 156,239 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Lysekil?: Student health services in Lysekil cost 6,009 SEK per pupil (2025). 61.8% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 74.6%.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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Timeline — school events in Lysekil

03/05/2026
ANKDAMMENS FÖRSKOLA: Renamed from Förskola 233930 to ANKDAMMENS FÖRSKOLA
26/04/2026
ANKDAMMENS FÖRSKOLA: Renamed from ANKDAMMENS FÖRSKOLA to Förskola 233930

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Summary — Lysekil

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All 22 schools in Lysekil

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Municipalities in the same SCB group

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