Key metrics — Nyköping municipality Overview of the municipality's education system.
98 Active schools 66 municipal, 32 independent
9,151 Total pupils 34 compulsory, 10 upper secondary
241.3 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 6 schools (national avg: 228.5)
68.6% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms
131,391 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2024 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)
12.7 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality
1.6 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.5)
Nyköping municipality has 98 schools with an average merit value of 241.3 (national avg 228.5).
Teacher qualification is below the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Nyköping outperforms its peers.
In-depth statistics Schools Compulsory school Safety Upper secondary Adult education Preschool Children & youth Demographics Economy Society Neighbors Peer municipalities SCB group FAQ How does Nyköping compare to its neighbours?
1/7 Merit value
5/7 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 ÅLBERGA FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 21 52.2% Ålberga skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Nyköpings kommun — — ÄNGSTUGANS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 91 51% ANNAGÅRDENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 74 33.1% BERGSHAMMARS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 38 27.8% Bergshammars skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Nyköpings kommun — — Blomenbergska skolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Blomenbergska skolan AB 30 — BLOMENBERGSKA SKOLAN AB Preschool Blomenbergska Skolan AB 39 12.6% Brandkärrsskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Nyköpings kommun — — BRÅVIKENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 17 25% Bryngelstorpskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Nyköpings kommun 300 90.9% BUSKHYTTANS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 14 46.7% Buskhyttans skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Nyköpings kommun — — Central Insamlingsenhet Nyköpings kommun — — DALDOCKANS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 55 52.4% Dammlötskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Nyköpings kommun 90 74.1% DIBBER BACKEBO FÖRSKOLA Preschool Dibber Helianthus Förskola AB 53 11.1% DIBBER KNYTTEBO FÖRSKOLA Preschool Dibber Helianthus Förskola AB 46 21.1% DIBBER SVALBO FÖRSKOLA Preschool Dibber Helianthus Förskola AB 32 29.8% DIBBER VÄSTERBO FÖRSKOLA Preschool Dibber Helianthus Förskola AB 28 14% EKENSBERGS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyfo AB 52 37.3% EKORRENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 102 47.5% Elteknikbranschens gymnasium Upper secondary school Elteknikbranschens Gymnasium i Nyköping AB 90 58.9% Fokusskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Nyfo AB 220 60.2% FRANCISCUS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 54 28% Fritidshemmet Prästkragen After-school care Rönö Församling — — GUSTAVSBERGS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 34 37.5% Herrhagsskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Nyköpings kommun — — HÖGBRUNNS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 38 54% I UR OCH SKUR BUSKIS Preschool Förskolan Buskis AB 18 35.3% I VÅTT OCH TORRT Preschool Rönö Församling 23 21.8% Innovitaskolan Nyköping After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class AcadeMedia Grundskolor AB 170 70.2% Innovitaskolan Nyköping 2 Compulsory school AcadeMedia Grundskolor AB 140 81.8% JÖNÅKERS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 55 46.1% Jönåkers skola After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Nyköpings kommun — — KANNTORPS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 36 42.9% KLOCKBERGETS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 73 45% KOMPASSENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 99 42.4% Komvux Adult education Nyköpings kommun — — Komvux, anpassad utbildning Adult education Nyköpings kommun — — Komvux, SFI Adult education Nyköpings kommun — — KORVETTENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 90 40.4% Kunskapsskolan Nyköping Compulsory school Kunskapsskolan i Sverige Aktiebolag 520 75.9% Långbergsskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Nyköpings kommun — — Långbergsskolan Anpassad grundskola Adapted compulsory school, Preschool class Nyköpings kommun — — LÅNGSÄTTERS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 107 50.6% Långsättersskolan After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class Nyköpings kommun — — Långsättersskolan Anpassad grundskola Adapted compulsory school, After-school care Nyköpings kommun — — LBS Kreativa Gymnasiet Nyköping Upper secondary school LBS Kreativa Gymnasiet AB 220 31.2% MALMBRYGGSHAGENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool Nyköpings kommun 72 40.4%
See the full school list at: Compulsory schools · Upper secondary · Preschools
Show all 98 schools
Compulsory school Results, teachers, costs and student health
216.7 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5
70% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%
131,391 SEK/pupil National: 142,155
67.4% Passing all subjects
Results and grades Compulsory school results in Nyköping (2025).
Merit value year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)216.7 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 218.7) Merit score year 9 B
Source kolada
Period 2025
Quality B: Direct from source
Merit value municipal / independent 177.4 / 241.4
Passing all subjects year 9 67.4%
Passing mathematics 84.4% Pupil satisfaction year 5 68.4% Pupil satisfaction year 8 69.6%
Parents with post-secondary education 61.1% Source: Kolada .
Teachers and personnel Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).
Qualified teachers (compulsory school)70% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 69.2 %) Certified teachers B
Source kolada
Period 2025
Quality B: Direct from source
Qualification municipal / independent 68.5% / 73.9%
Pupils per teacher 11.9 Source: Kolada .
Show more: staff stability, student health, mother tongue, SALSA, grade distribution Staff stability Teacher workforce stability in Nyköping, measured by the trend in qualified teacher share over time.
Qualified teachers (2025) 70%
(national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025) ↑ Improving (+4.2 pp)
National trend (2020–2025) ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027
≈ 71.5%
(linear extrapolation, +1.0 pp/year) Source: Kolada .
Pupils and providers Pupil numbers and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).
Compulsory school pupils 6,327
Municipal / independent share 68.3% / 31.7% Source: Kolada .
Costs — compulsory school Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2024). Includes breakdown for municipal schools.
Cost per pupil (total) 131,391 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 152,317.9 SEK)
Municipal school cost 138,704 SEK/pupil
Teaching 77,451 SEK/pupil
Premises 20,240 SEK/pupil
Student health 6,086 SEK/pupil
School meals 7,631 SEK/pupil
Learning tools 7,384 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).
Student health and support Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Nyköping.
Student health (compulsory) 6,086 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary) 5,373 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5 66.1%
Easy to access help, year 8 73.9%
Study environment (studiero) 45.7% Source: Kolada , Skolinspektionen .
Mother tongue and multilingualism Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Nyköping (2025).
Other mother tongue than Swedish 35.5%
Participating in mother tongue instruction 20.7%
Swedish as a second language 18.9%
Passed mother tongue, year 9 94.4%
Passed SvA, year 9 77.6%
Newly arrived (last 3 years) 1.6% 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.
+0.3 Average residual (merit value) for 6 schools
2020/21: +1.0 2021/22: -5.6 2022/23: -0.3 2023/24: -9.0 2024/25: +0.3 2020/21: +1.0 2024/25: +0.3
Top merit-value schools Top 6 schools by year-9 merit value.
School ranking — Nyköping All 6 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 Nyköping (2025).
Share of compulsory school pupils 1.3% Cost per pupil 658,900 SEK/year Teachers per 100 pupils 3.7 Source: Kolada .
Trends — compulsory school Development over time (2020–2025).
2020: 219.9 p 2021: 220.3 p 2022: 210.5 p 2023: 212.1 p 2024: 221 p 2025: 216.7 p 2020: 219.9 p 2025: 216.7 p
2020: 65.8 % 2021: 65.6 % 2022: 65.3 % 2023: 65.5 % 2024: 70 % 2025: 70 % 2020: 65.8 % 2025: 70 %
2020: 112,773 SEK 2021: 115,442 SEK 2022: 116,844 SEK 2023: 127,098 SEK 2024: 131,391 SEK 2020: 112,773 SEK 2024: 131,391 SEK
2020: 6,180 2021: 6,216 2022: 6,206 2023: 6,263 2024: 6,320 2025: 6,327 2020: 6,180 2025: 6,327
2020: 28.9 % 2021: 30.1 % 2022: 31.1 % 2023: 31.5 % 2024: 31 % 2025: 31.7 % 2020: 28.9 % 2025: 31.7 %
2020: 11.8 2021: 12.4 2022: 12.3 2023: 12 2024: 12.2 2025: 11.9 2020: 11.8 2025: 11.9
2020: 5,078 SEK 2021: 5,046 SEK 2022: 5,180 SEK 2023: 5,741 SEK 2024: 6,086 SEK 2020: 5,078 SEK 2024: 6,086 SEK
2023: 63.6 % 2024: 63.6 % 2025: 66.1 % 2023: 63.6 % 2025: 66.1 %
2023: 65.4 % 2024: 65.4 % 2025: 73.9 % 2023: 65.4 % 2025: 73.9 %
2023: 75.8 % 2024: 75.8 % 2025: 80.5 % 2023: 75.8 % 2025: 80.5 %
Safety and study environment School survey results for schools in Nyköping
Municipal average — safety and study environment
Average results from the national school survey in Nyköping, based on 44 schools with survey data.
79.2% Safety ≈ (national: 78.3%)
57.8% Study environment ≈ (national: 56.2%)
NKI trend over time (Pupils year 8)
Average school satisfaction index (0–10) in Nyköping municipality, based on at least 3 schools per year.
Source: Skolinspektionen — Skolenkäten .
6.0 2023 6.0 2025 → Stable (+0.0 on 0–10)
Schools ranked by safety
Schools in Nyköping sorted by pupils' perceived safety (national school survey).
Higher is better.
▲ Highest safety ▼ Lowest safety Safety per school in Nyköping
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 Nyköping (2024).
Upper-secondary pupils 2,155
Graduating within 3 years71.9% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years) 56.5% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary) 74.2% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil 144,021 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg) 14.4 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary) 12.9
Municipal upper-secondary cost 143,047 SEK/pupil Learning tools (upper secondary) 10,146 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support 18.3%
Foreign background (upper secondary) 34%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years 76.8% Source: Kolada .
Trends — upper secondary Development over time (2020–2024).
2020: 128,485 SEK 2021: 128,500 SEK 2022: 132,569 SEK 2023: 140,389 SEK 2024: 144,021 SEK 2020: 128,485 SEK 2024: 144,021 SEK
2020: 69.7 % 2021: 69.7 % 2022: 73.1 % 2023: 74.4 % 2024: 74.4 % 2025: 71.9 % 2020: 69.7 % 2025: 71.9 %
2020: 76.9 % 2021: 73.1 % 2022: 73.3 % 2023: 76 % 2024: 75.3 % 2025: 74.2 % 2020: 76.9 % 2025: 74.2 %
2020: 4,239 SEK 2021: 4,374 SEK 2022: 4,768 SEK 2023: 5,148 SEK 2024: 5,373 SEK 2020: 4,239 SEK 2024: 5,373 SEK
2020: 53.7 % 2021: 54.2 % 2022: 59.5 % 2023: 58.3 % 2024: 58.4 % 2025: 56.5 % 2020: 53.7 % 2025: 56.5 %
University connection Share of upper-secondary students in Nyköping going on to higher education.
University eligibility (all) 56.5% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes 85.4% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes 36.2% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years71.9% (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 Nyköping (SCB).
Ages 16–18 (2025) 2,135
Ages 16–18 (2030) 2,235
(+4.7%)
Ages 6–15 (2025) 7,105
Ages 6–15 (2030) 6,810
(-4.2%)
Ages 1–5 (2025) 2,989
Total school age (2035) 11,383 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 Nyköping (2024).
Number of komvux pupils 2,503 Cost per FTE student 66,352 SEK/year Passing grades, basic level 71.5% Passing grades, upper-sec. level 67.4% Teacher licence, basic level 100% Teacher licence, upper-sec. level 100% Net cost basic adult edu. 211 SEK/capita/year Net cost upper-sec. adult edu. 158 SEK/capita/year Source: Kolada .
SFI (Swedish for immigrants) Key metrics for SFI in Nyköping (2024).
Cost per FTE student 306 SEK/year SFI course D pass rate 98.3% Teachers with licence 85.1% Source: Kolada .
Preschool and childcare Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care
Preschool in Nyköping Municipal preschool data. Source: Skolverket's statistics database.
Enrolled children 2,602
Preschool units 49 (31 municipal, 18 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool 87.3%
(national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group 13.7 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years) 11.6 (national avg: 12.2) Children per FTE 4.8 (national avg: 5) Preschool teacher licence 40.7% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education 40.4%
(national avg: 48%) After-school care (fritidshem) Key metrics for after-school care in Nyköping (2024).
Cost per child 50,209 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care 2,908
Children per FTE 18.8 (national avg: 21.6) Staff with pedagogical degree 22.7% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled 59.6% (national avg: 57.9 %) Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled 87.2% (national avg: 84.8 %) Source: Kolada .
Pedagogical care Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Nyköping (2025).
Children in pedagogical care 7 Share of children 1–5 0.3% Cost per enrolled child 1,786,333 SEK/year Source: Kolada .
Open preschool and family daycare Open preschool and family daycare in Nyköping (2025).
Source: Kolada .
Trends — preschool and childcare Development over time (2020–2024).
2020: 46,142 SEK 2021: 45,445 SEK 2022: 44,895 SEK 2023: 47,674 SEK 2024: 50,209 SEK 2020: 46,142 SEK 2024: 50,209 SEK
2020: 56.3 % 2021: 56.1 % 2022: 56.3 % 2023: 58 % 2024: 58.7 % 2025: 59.6 % 2020: 56.3 % 2025: 59.6 %
Children and youth Health, economy and support
Children's and youth's health Health indicators for children and young people in Nyköping (2024).
Mental health issues, children/youth 10.9% Source: Kolada (N33820).
Child and youth welfare Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Nyköping (2024).
Initiated child investigations 40.5 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Children placed in care 11.4 per 1,000 pop. 0–20 Net cost child/youth welfare 2,243 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 Nyköping (2025).
Total population 58,310
Population change -0.1%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age) 2,945
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age) 6,451
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age) 2,180
Higher education 25–64 24.6%
Foreign-born 20–64 22.8%
16–24 not in work/education 6.3% Source: Kolada .
Household types Distribution of household types in Nyköping (2024).
Single without children 43.3%
Single with children 6.5%
Couple without children 25.6%
Couple with children 18.5%
Other households 6.2%
Total number of households 28,020 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 Nyköping you — 241.3 68.6% 131,391 SEK 9,151 Oxelösund 12.3 km 229.7 75.4% 162,788 SEK 1,649 Trosa 34.6 km 225.5 77% 152,126 SEK 2,372 Gnesta 35.5 km 228.9 64.7% 153,619 SEK 1,743 Flen 39.6 km 221.3 53.9% 163,424 SEK 2,107 Katrineholm 49.2 km 225.5 70.2% 144,808 SEK 6,575 Norrköping 50.3 km 229.2 75.5% 133,930 SEK 28,342 Neighbour avg. 226.7 69.5% 151,782 SEK 7,131
Source: Skolverket & Kolada .
Municipalities selected by geographic distance.
Refugee reception Refugee reception in Nyköping (2025).
Newly arrived received 0.7 per 1,000 pop. Newly arrived children 0–17 12 per 1,000 pop. Establishment rate after 2 years 62.6% Source: Kolada .
Trends — demographics Demographic development (2020–2025).
2020: 0.8 % 2021: 1 % 2022: 0.7 % 2023: 0.3 % 2024: 0.2 % 2025: -0.1 % 2020: 0.8 % 2025: -0.1 %
2020: 6.7 % 2021: 6 % 2022: 6 % 2023: 6.4 % 2024: 6.3 % 2020: 6.7 % 2024: 6.3 %
2020: 2.1 2021: 1.5 2022: 1 2023: 0.5 2024: 2.9 2025: 0.7 2020: 2.1 2025: 0.7
Economy and housing Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure
Municipal economy Economic key metrics for Nyköping (2025).
Total tax rate (municipality+region) 32.3% Tax base 259,712 SEK/capita Annual result 1,808 SEK/capita Result, share of tax+grants 2.4% Source: Kolada .
Economic assistance Economic assistance (social benefits) in Nyköping (2024).
Assistance households 3.8 per 1,000 pop. Young adults 18–24 with assistance 6.6% Assistance months (avg) 49.5 Net cost economic assistance 1,526 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Learning tools and digitalisation Cost of learning tools in Nyköping. Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet access and other teaching equipment.
Learning tools, compulsory school 7,384 SEK/pupil Learning tools, upper secondary 10,146 SEK/pupil Source: Kolada (N15012, N17011). Learning tools incl. IT: computers, software, books, AV equipment etc.
Housing and infrastructure Housing and infrastructure indicators for Nyköping.
Overcrowded households (Kolada) 15.1% Completed dwellings 7.6 per 1,000 pop. Good public transport 98% Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s 83.7%
Rental 30.9%
Cooperative 21.2%
Owner-occupied 44.3%
Cars in traffic 27,543 Source: Kolada , SCB .
Trends — economy and housing Economic development (2020–2025).
2020: 21.4 % 2021: 21.4 % 2022: 21.4 % 2023: 21.4 % 2024: 21.4 % 2025: 21.4 % 2020: 21.4 % 2025: 21.4 %
2020: 5.1 2021: 5.2 2022: 4.6 2023: 3.9 2024: 3.8 2020: 5.1 2024: 3.8
2020: 16.1 % 2021: 16.5 % 2022: 15.8 % 2023: 15.3 % 2024: 15.3 % 2025: 15.1 % 2020: 16.1 % 2025: 15.1 %
Society, culture and environment Safety, culture and sustainability
Crime and safety Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Nyköping (2025).
Reported crimes (total) 13,635 per 100,000 pop. Violent crimes 1,171 per 100,000 pop. Burglaries 249 per 100,000 pop. Drug crimes 1,948 per 100,000 pop. Source: Kolada . Data from BRA .
LSS and disability services LSS services in Nyköping (2024).
LSS cost per capita 0–64 8,081 SEK/year LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64 1.1 Source: Kolada .
Work environment and sick leave Sick leave among municipal employees in Nyköping (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.
Long-term sick leave (>59 days) 52.1% of total Sick leave <30 years 7.3% Sick leave 30–49 years 7.7% Sick leave >49 years 8.7% Stress-related sick leave 0.7% of population Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).
Culture school Key metrics for the music and culture school in Nyköping (2024).
Share of pupils 6–19 11.6% Average pupil fee 1,023 SEK/pupil Cost per capita 308 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Public library Key metrics for public libraries in Nyköping (2024).
Loans per capita 6 per capita Children's book loans (0–17) 3.9 per capita Media allocation 512 SEK/capita Source: Kolada .
Environment Environmental indicators for Nyköping (2023).
CO₂ emissions per capita 4.6 tonnes Organic food (municipal kitchens) 36.5% Source: Kolada .
Trends — society and culture Development in society and culture (2020–2024).
2020: 11.2 % 2021: 10.4 % 2022: 11.4 % 2023: 11.4 % 2024: 11.6 % 2020: 11.2 % 2024: 11.6 %
2020: 12,443.9 2021: 12,794.7 2022: 12,751.8 2023: 14,112.8 2024: 13,751 2025: 13,635.2 2020: 12,443.9 2025: 13,635.2
2020: 7.2 % 2021: 8.4 % 2022: 9.4 % 2023: 10 % 2024: 10.9 % 2020: 7.2 % 2024: 10.9 %
2020: 5.1 t 2021: 5.1 t 2022: 4.6 t 2023: 4.6 t 2020: 5.1 t 2023: 4.6 t
2020: 63.5 % 2021: 66.5 % 2022: 69.4 % 2023: 88.5 % 2024: 83.7 % 2020: 63.5 % 2024: 83.7 %
2020: 10.2 % 2021: 10 % 2022: 10.2 % 2023: 9 % 2024: 8.4 % 2025: 8.1 % 2020: 10.2 % 2025: 8.1 %
2020: 0.7 % 2021: 0.8 % 2022: 0.8 % 2023: 0.8 % 2024: 0.7 % 2020: 0.7 % 2024: 0.7 %
Trends — adult education Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).
2020: 2,734 2021: 2,794 2022: 2,574 2023: 2,446 2024: 2,503 2020: 2,734 2024: 2,503
2020: 57,981 SEK 2021: 64,299 SEK 2022: 67,121 SEK 2023: 83,515 SEK 2024: 66,352 SEK 2020: 57,981 SEK 2024: 66,352 SEK
2020: 71.9 % 2021: 72.1 % 2022: 69.8 % 2023: 66.2 % 2024: 71.5 % 2020: 71.9 % 2024: 71.5 %
2020: 70.7 % 2021: 73.8 % 2022: 73.7 % 2023: 70.4 % 2024: 67.4 % 2020: 70.7 % 2024: 67.4 %
2020: 54.5 % 2021: 47.4 % 2022: 63.4 % 2023: 77.2 % 2024: 91 % 2025: 100 % 2020: 54.5 % 2025: 100 %
2020: 95.8 % 2021: 94.7 % 2022: 100 % 2023: 100 % 2020: 95.8 % 2023: 100 %
2020: 502 2021: 489 2022: 429 2023: 384 2024: 414 2020: 502 2024: 414
2020: 100 % 2021: 100 % 2022: 100 % 2023: 95.7 % 2024: 98.3 % 2020: 100 % 2024: 98.3 %
Teacher certification: trend and forecast
Historical trend for the share of qualified teachers in Nyköping with a forecast based on linear extrapolation.
2020: 65.8% 2021: 65.6% 2022: 65.3% 2023: 65.5% 2024: 70% 2025: 70% 2020 65.8%
2025 (latest) 70%
Forecast 2027 71.5% (linear extrapolation)
County avg 69.2%
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 Nyköping.
Cost per pupil 131,391 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9 216.7 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK 1.6 (national avg: 1.6)
Nyköping 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 Nyköping with statistically similar municipalities
Comparison with peer municipalities ⬇ Export CSV Nyköping 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 Nyköping you 216.7 70% 131,391 SEK 71.9% +0.3 Katrineholm 217.3 69.5% 144,808 SEK 62.6% +6.0 Strängnäs 226.4 73.1% 142,309 SEK 64.2% -0.7 Eskilstuna 227.8 68% 143,059 SEK 67.9% +4.5 Gnesta 225.3 69.9% 153,619 SEK 69.5% -5.0 Trosa 230.2 78.3% 152,126 SEK 75.8% +5.5 Oxelösund 202.5 75% 162,788 SEK 77.5% -1.0 Flen 219.3 56.4% 163,424 SEK 63.5% +19.3 Peer average 221.3 70% 151,733 SEK 68.7% +4.1
Trends compared with peer municipalities Katrineholm Strängnäs Eskilstuna Gnesta Trosa
Katrineholm Strängnäs Eskilstuna Gnesta Trosa
Katrineholm Strängnäs Eskilstuna Gnesta Trosa
Katrineholm Strängnäs Eskilstuna Gnesta Trosa
Source: Kolada .
Municipalities selected based on similar education key metrics within Södermanlands län.
Similar municipalities (SCB group) Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Smaller town
Benchmark vs SCB group C6 Nyköping belongs to SCB municipality group C6 — Smaller town : municipalities with 15,000–40,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area.
Here is how Nyköping compares to the 29 municipalities in the group.
Nyköping vs SCB group C6 — percentile position Merit value Qualified teachers Students/teacher Cost/pupil Graduating 3 yrs All subjects passed
Merit value 216.7 (median: 218.1)
33th Qualified teachers 70 (median: 74)
33th Students/teacher 11.9 (median: 11.2)
21th Cost/pupil 131391.3 (median: 142346.2)
91th Graduating 3 yrs 71.9 (median: 71.6)
53th All subjects passed 67.4 (median: 69)
36th ✅ Above group median for cost/pupil
✅ Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
ℹ️ Below group median for merit value
ℹ️ Below group median for qualified teachers
Municipalities in the same SCB group Nyköping 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 Nyköping 216.7 70% 131,391 SEK 71.9% 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 Nyköping
How many schools are there in Nyköping? Nyköping municipality has 98 active school units: 34 compulsory schools and 10 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 66 are municipal and 32 are independent. A total of 9,151 pupils attend schools in Nyköping.
What are the merit values in Nyköping? The average year-9 merit value in Nyköping is 241.3 points (based on 6 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Innovitaskolan Nyköping 2 with 253.4 points.
Which school in Nyköping has the highest teacher qualification rate? Nyköpings gymnasium Nico has the highest share of qualified teachers in Nyköping at 94.1%. The municipal average is 68.6%.
How much does a school place cost in Nyköping? The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Nyköping is 131,391 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 138,704 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Nyköping? Student health services in Nyköping cost 6,086 SEK per pupil (2024). 66.1% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 73.9%. 
