Schools in Mörbylånga municipality

Key metrics — Mörbylånga municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Mörbylånga (2025).

Merit value year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

237.4 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 216.3)

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Source

kolada

Period

2025

Quality

B: Direct from source

Merit value municipal / independent

239.9 / 232.4

Passing all subjects year 9

87.3%

Passing mathematics

97.6%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

78.7%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

68.4%

Parents with post-secondary education

70.2%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2024).

Qualified teachers (compulsory school)

79.7% (national avg: 72.6 %) (county avg: 71.4 %)

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Source

kolada

Period

2024

Quality

B: Direct from source

Qualification municipal / independent

81.7% / 67.5%

Pupils per teacher

10.5

Source: Kolada.

Staff stability

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

Qualified teachers (2024)

79.7% (national avg: 72.6%)

Stability indicator (2020–2024)

→ Stable (+0.4 pp)

National trend (2020–2024)

↑ Improving (+1.5 pp)

Forecast 2026

≈ 76.4% (linear extrapolation, -0.4 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

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

Compulsory school pupils

1,829

Municipal / independent share

83.2% / 16.8%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

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

Cost per pupil (total)

149,255 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 154,925.5 SEK)

Municipal school cost

142,907 SEK/pupil

Teaching

82,154 SEK/pupil

Premises

22,482 SEK/pupil

Student health

5,513 SEK/pupil

School meals

7,749 SEK/pupil

Learning tools

8,205 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Mörbylånga.

Student health (compulsory)

5,513 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)

Easy to access help, year 5

63.4%

Easy to access help, year 8

66.1%

Safety at school

83.8%

Study environment (studiero)

39.7%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Mörbylånga (2024).

Passed mother tongue, year 9

100%

Passed SvA, year 9

87.5%

Newly arrived (last 3 years)

1.4%

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 4 schools by year-9 merit value.

Adapted compulsory school

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

Number of pupils

16

Share of compulsory school pupils

0.8%

Cost per pupil

822,750 SEK/year

Teachers per 100 pupils

2.8

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Upper-secondary statistics

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

Upper-secondary pupils

573

Graduating within 3 years

77% (national avg: 71.3 %)

University eligibility (3 years)

54.9% (national avg: 57.5 %)

Cost per upper-secondary pupil

127,164 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)

Grade points upper secondary (avg)

14.8 (national avg: 14.8)

Withdrawn study support

10.7%

Diploma/certificate within 3 years

82.8%

Directly to university

11% (national avg: 16.7 %)

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2024).

University connection

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

Directly to university

11% (national avg: 16.7 %)

University eligibility (all)

54.9% (national avg: 57.5 %)

Eligibility — academic programmes

82.6% (national avg: 82.4 %)

Eligibility — vocational programmes

17.4% (national avg: 27.4 %)

Graduating within 3 years

77% (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 Mörbylånga (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025)

578

Ages 16–18 (2030)

604 (+4.5%)

Ages 6–15 (2025)

2,027

Ages 6–15 (2030)

1,930 (-4.8%)

Ages 1–5 (2025)

824

Total school age (2035)

3,161

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

Komvux (adult education)

Key metrics for municipal adult education in Mörbylånga (2022).

Number of komvux pupils

12

Cost per FTE student

84,191 SEK/year

Net cost basic adult edu.

68 SEK/capita/year

Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.

285 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

Preschool in Mörbylånga

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

Enrolled children

725

Preschool units

17 (13 municipal, 4 independent)

Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool

89% (national avg: 86.8%)

Children per group

13.9 (national avg: 15)

Children per group (1–3 years)

10.9 (national avg: 12.1)

Children per FTE

4.8 (national avg: 5)

Preschool teacher licence

56% (national avg: 46.5%)

Pedagogical higher education

52% (national avg: 45.9%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

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

Cost per child

40,696 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)

Children in after-school care

881

Children per FTE

26.3 (national avg: 21.6)

Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled

61.5% (national avg: 57.6 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

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

Children in pedagogical care

17

Share of children 1–5

2.3%

Cost per enrolled child

137,000 SEK/year

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Mörbylånga (2024).

Open preschool units

1

Open preschool FTEs

1

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 Mörbylånga (2024).

Mental health issues, children/youth

7.2%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

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

Initiated child investigations

20.9 per 1,000 pop. 0–20

Children placed in care

3.2 per 1,000 pop. 0–20

Net cost child/youth welfare

987 SEK/pop. 0–20/year

Source: Kolada (N31801, N31810, N31819).

Children's economic conditions

Child poverty and economic standard in Mörbylånga (2024).

Children in economic hardship

8.4%

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

Demographics

Population data for Mörbylånga (2025).

Total population

16,306

Population change

0.5%

Ages 1–5 (preschool age)

795

Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age)

1,843

Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age)

578

Higher education 25–64

30.7%

Foreign-born 20–64

12.1%

16–24 not in work/education

4.7%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Mörbylånga (2024).

Single without children

34.9%

Single with children

4.5%

Couple without children

31.7%

Couple with children

22.6%

Other households

6.3%

Total number of households

7,355

Source: SCB.

Migration patterns

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

In-migration

911

Out-migration

785

Net migration

+126

Source: SCB.

Neighboring municipalities

Comparison with the 6 nearest municipalities by geographic distance.

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Mörbylånga (2025).

Newly arrived received

0.8 per 1,000 pop.

Newly arrived children 0–17

6 per 1,000 pop.

Establishment rate after 2 years

79.3%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Mörbylånga (2025).

Municipal tax rate

22.2%

Total tax rate (municipality+region)

34.1%

Tax base

251,408 SEK/capita

Annual result

4,038 SEK/capita

Result, share of tax+grants

5.2%

Solidity

29.8%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

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

Assistance households

0.7 per 1,000 pop.

Young adults 18–24 with assistance

1.8%

Assistance months (avg)

22.4

Net cost economic assistance

292 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

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

Learning tools, compulsory school

8,205 SEK/pupil

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

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Mörbylånga.

Overcrowded households (Kolada)

11%

Completed dwellings

1.8 per 1,000 pop.

Good public transport

98.9%

Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s

94.7%

Rental

12.5%

Cooperative

4.2%

Owner-occupied

78.8%

Overcrowded (SCB, norm 2)

11%

Cars in traffic

9,326

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Crime and safety

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

Reported crimes (total)

7,076 per 100,000 pop.

Violent crimes

438 per 100,000 pop.

Burglaries

166 per 100,000 pop.

Drug crimes

721 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Mörbylånga (2024).

LSS cost per capita 0–64

7,373 SEK/year

LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64

1.1

Source: Kolada.

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Mörbylånga (2024).

Loans per capita

7.2 per capita

Children's book loans (0–17)

9 per capita

Active borrowers

41%

Media allocation

808 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Mörbylånga (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita

8.3 tonnes

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2020–2024).

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2022).

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

Historical trend for the share of qualified teachers in Mörbylånga 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 Mörbylånga.

Mörbylånga 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

Mörbylånga 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 Kalmar län.

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Mörbylånga belongs to SCB municipality group C7 — Pendlingskommun nära mindre stad/tätort: kommun där minst 40% av nattbefolkningen pendlar till en mindre stad/tätort. 52 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

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

All 28 schools in Mörbylånga

Common questions about schools in Mörbylånga

How many schools are there in Mörbylånga?

Mörbylånga municipality has 28 active school units: 10 compulsory schools and 0 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 23 are municipal and 5 are independent. A total of 2,610 pupils attend schools in Mörbylånga.

What are the merit values in Mörbylånga?

The average year-9 merit value in Mörbylånga is 233.1 points (based on 4 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Färjestadens högstadium with 243.8 points.

Which school in Mörbylånga has the highest teacher qualification rate?

Glömmingeskolan has the highest share of qualified teachers in Mörbylånga at 93.3%. The municipal average is 62.1%.

How much does a school place cost in Mörbylånga?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Mörbylånga is 149,255 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 142,907 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Mörbylånga?

Student health services in Mörbylånga cost 5,513 SEK per pupil (2024). 63.4% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 66.1%.

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