How many schools are there in Upplands-Bro?

Upplands-Bro municipality has 40 active school units: 14 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 29 are municipal and 11 are independent. A total of 6,543 pupils attend schools in Upplands-Bro.

What are the merit values in Upplands-Bro?

The average year-9 merit value in Upplands-Bro is 236.4 points (based on 5 schools). The highest merit value belongs to JENSEN grundskola Bro-Mälarstrand with 264.5 points.

Which school in Upplands-Bro has the highest teacher qualification rate?

Urfjälls Montessoriskola has the highest share of qualified teachers in Upplands-Bro at 91%. The municipal average is 71.4%.

How much does a school place cost in Upplands-Bro?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Upplands-Bro is 140,761 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 145,308 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Upplands-Bro?

Student health services in Upplands-Bro cost 3,967 SEK per pupil (2024). 56.7% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 35.7%.

Schools in Upplands-Bro municipality

40 active school units in Upplands-Bro, Stockholms län. The three most common school forms: 22 preschool, 14 compulsory school, 12 after-school care (+6 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

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

Upplands-Bro has 40 schools with an average merit value of 236.4, which is above the national average. Teacher qualification: 71.4% (below the national average of 73.3%).

40 schools 6,543 pupils 71.4% qualified teachers Growing municipality (+1.4%)

Summary — Upplands-Bro

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Schools perform on average +13.6 merit points above expectations (SALSA model).
The share of qualified teachers (70.3%) is 3 percentage points below the national average.
Teacher qualification rate is improving: +4.1 percentage points over the measurement period.
The number of compulsory school pupils is projected to decrease by 6% by 2035 (SCB forecast).
Preschools have 5.7 children per FTE — 0.7 more than the national average (5).

Key metrics — Upplands-Bro municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

40 Active schools 29 municipal, 11 independent

6,543 Total pupils 14 compulsory, 1 upper secondary

236.4 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 5 schools (national avg: 228.5)

71.4% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms

140,761 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2024 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)

13.3 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality

1.6 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.7)

Upplands-Bro municipality has 40 schools with an average merit value of 236.4 (national avg 228.5). Teacher qualification is below the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Upplands-Bro outperforms its peers.

Development over time

Key education metrics for Upplands-Bro over 6 years (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -1.8 %

2020: 232.2 p 2025: 228 p

Merit values have decreased by 4.2 points since 2020.

Qualified teachers ↑ +6.2 %

2020: 66.2 % 2025: 70.3 %

The share of qualified teachers has increased by 4.1 percentage points since 2020.

Cost per pupil ↑ +17.9 %

2020: 119,379 SEK 2024: 140,761 SEK

Cost per pupil has increased by 21,382 SEK since 2020.

In-depth statistics

How does Upplands-Bro compare to its neighbours?

Geographic neighbours ↓ Statistical peers ↓

4/7 Merit value

5/7 Qual. teachers

5/7 Cost/pupil

All 40 schools in Upplands-Bro

Compare schools

School	School forms	Provider	Pupils	Qual. teachers
ARTISTEN	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	80	45.9%
Bergaskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities, Preschool class	Upplands-bro kommun	270	69.1%
BERGSHÖJDEN	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	42	33.5%
BLOMMAN	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	105	33.1%
Bro Mälarstrand	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Upplands-bro kommun	—	—
Broskolan	Compulsory school	Upplands-bro kommun	310	57.1%
BRUNNA	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	63	43.3%
Brunnaskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Upplands-bro kommun	220	85.4%
Ekhammarskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities	Upplands-bro kommun	770	69.7%
FINNSTABERG	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	91	42.5%
Finnstaskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities, Preschool class	Upplands-bro kommun	330	78.6%
FJÄRILENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Mubarak Förskolor AB	33	27.3%
HÅBO-TIBBLE	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	51	37.8%
HAGNÄS	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	48	35.7%
Hagnässkolan	Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities	Upplands-bro kommun	460	75.2%
Härneviskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities, Preschool class	Upplands-bro kommun	390	67.1%
I UR OCH SKUR MIKLAGÅRD FRILUFTSFRÄMJANDET UTVECKLING AB	Preschool	Friluftsfrämjandet I Ur Och Skur Utveckling AB	110	26%
JENSEN FÖRSKOLA BRO MÄLARSTRAND	Preschool	Jensen Education School AB	160	28.8%
JENSEN grundskola Bro-Mälarstrand	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Jensen Education College AB	550	70.8%
Källskolan 6-9	Compulsory school	Föreningen För Kristen Skola I Upplands-bro	60	66.8%
Källskolan F-5	After-school care, Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities, Preschool class	Föreningen För Kristen Skola I Upplands-bro	120	51.8%
KÄLLSKOLANS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Föreningen För Kristen Skola I Upplands-bro	33	26.5%
KLOCKARÄNGEN	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	81	44.4%
KRISTALLENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	103	36.2%
LILLSJÖ	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	92	40%
Lillsjöskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Upplands-bro kommun	310	74.8%
NORRBODA	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	99	47.8%
PÄRLAN, KUNGSÄNGENS INTRESSEFÖREING FÖR MONTESSORI	Preschool	Kungsängens Intresseförening För Montessori, Kim	24	24.1%
RÅBY	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	140	40.7%
Råbyskolan Anpassad skola	Adapted compulsory school, Adapted upper secondary school, Adult education, After-school care, Preschool class	Upplands-bro kommun	—	—
RINGBLOMMANS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	97	28.1%
RÖNNBÄRET	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	68	44%
ROSENÄNGEN	Preschool	Upplands-bro kommun	114	45.7%
TELLUSBARN TIBBLE	Preschool	Tellusbarn I Sverige AB	33	36.5%
Tjustaskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities, Preschool class	Upplands-bro kommun	100	55.5%
Upplands-Bro SFI-enheten	Adult education	Upplands-bro kommun	—	—
Upplands-Bro vuxenutbildning	Adult education	Upplands-bro kommun	—	—
Upplands-Brogymnasiet	Upper secondary school	Upplands-bro kommun	900	86.7%
URFJÄLLS MONTESSORIFÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Ubim	36	22.9%
Urfjälls Montessoriskola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities, Preschool class	Ubim	50	91%

Compulsory school

Results, teachers, costs and student health

228 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5

70.3% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%

140,761 SEK/pupil National: 142,155

70.9% Passing all subjects

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Upplands-Bro (2025).

year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

228 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 242.2)

Merit score year 9 B

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

Merit value municipal / independent

220.4 / 261.2

Passing all subjects year 9

70.9%

Passing mathematics

87.4%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

74.1%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

53.1%

Parents with post-secondary education

63.1%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).

(compulsory school)

70.3% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 74 %)

Certified teachers B

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

Qualification municipal / independent

70.7% / 68.6%

Pupils per teacher

13.8

Source: Kolada.

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

Staff stability

Teacher workforce stability in Upplands-Bro, measured by the trend in qualified teacher share over time.

Qualified teachers (2025): 70.3% (national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+4.1 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027: ≈ 71% (linear extrapolation, +0.8 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

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

Compulsory school pupils: 4,097
Municipal / independent share: 75.7% / 24.3%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

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

Cost per pupil (total): 140,761 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 135,533.4 SEK)
Municipal school cost: 145,308 SEK/pupil
Teaching: 94,789 SEK/pupil
Premises: 14,304 SEK/pupil
Student health: 3,967 SEK/pupil
School meals: 6,253 SEK/pupil
Learning tools: 5,272 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Upplands-Bro.

Student health (compulsory): 3,967 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary): 2,493 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5: 56.7%
Easy to access help, year 8: 35.7%
Safety at school: 78.3%
Study environment (studiero): 28.6%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Upplands-Bro (2025).

Other mother tongue than Swedish: 54.6%
Participating in mother tongue instruction: 29.7%
Swedish as a second language: 24.5%
Passed mother tongue, year 9: 98.1%
Passed SvA, year 9: 56.7%
Newly arrived (last 3 years): 4.2%

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.

+13.6 Average residual (merit value) for 5 schools

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

2020/21: +5.5 2024/25: +13.6

School	Actual	Model	Residual
JENSEN grundskola Bro-Mälarstrand	265	234	+30.0
Källskolan 6-9	253	226	+27.0
Hagnässkolan	241	223	+18.0
Ekhammarskolan	226	227	-1.0
Broskolan	198	203	-6.0

Top merit-value schools

Top 5 schools by year-9 merit value.

School	Provider	Merit value	SALSA	Qualified teachers	Pupils
JENSEN grundskola Bro-Mälarstrand	Jensen Education College AB	264.5	+30.0	70.8%	550
Källskolan 6-9	Föreningen För Kristen Skola I Upplands-bro	253.1	+27.0	66.8%	60
Hagnässkolan	Upplands-bro kommun	240.5	+18.0	75.2%	460
Ekhammarskolan	Upplands-bro kommun	226.2	-1.0	69.7%	770
Broskolan	Upplands-bro kommun	197.5	-6.0	57.1%	310

School ranking — Upplands-Bro

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.

School	Merit value	SALSA residual	Certified teachers	Pupils
JENSEN grundskola Bro-Mälarstrand	264.5	+30.0	70.8%	550
Källskolan 6-9	253.1	+27.0	66.8%	60
Hagnässkolan	240.5	+18.0	75.2%	460
Ekhammarskolan	226.2	-1.0	69.7%	770
Broskolan	197.5	-6.0	57.1%	310

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 Upplands-Bro (2025).

Number of pupils: 80
Share of compulsory school pupils: 1.7%
Cost per pupil: 661,400 SEK/year
Teachers per 100 pupils: 6.4

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -1.8%

2020: 232.2 p 2025: 228 p

Qualified teachers ↑ +6.2%

2020: 66.2 % 2025: 70.3 %

Cost per pupil ↑ +17.9%

2020: 119,379 SEK 2024: 140,761 SEK

Number of pupils ↑ +10.9%

2020: 3,693 2025: 4,097

Independent share ↑ +60.9%

2020: 15.1 % 2025: 24.3 %

Pupils per teacher ↑ +0.7%

2020: 13.7 2025: 13.8

Student health SEK/pupil ↓ -5.8%

2020: 4,211 SEK 2024: 3,967 SEK

Student health yr 5 ↑ +26.6%

2022: 44.8 % 2025: 56.7 %

Student health yr 8 ↓ -16.6%

2022: 42.8 % 2025: 35.7 %

Safety ↓ -0.6%

2022: 78.8 % 2025: 78.3 %

Upper secondary

Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools

Upper-secondary statistics

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

Upper-secondary pupils: 1,304
Graduating within 3 years: 67.3% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years): 56.9% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary): 86.7% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil: 131,646 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg): 14.5 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary): 14
Municipal upper-secondary cost: 135,922 SEK/pupil
Learning tools (upper secondary): 15,289 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support: 11.1%
Foreign background (upper secondary): 43%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years: 74.5%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2024).

Cost upper sec./pupil ↑ +6.7%

2020: 123,386 SEK 2024: 131,646 SEK

Graduating 3 yrs ↑ +16.4%

2020: 57.8 % 2025: 67.3 %

Qualified teachers US ↑ +0.8%

2020: 86 % 2025: 86.7 %

Student health US SEK/pupil ↑ +2.4%

2020: 2,434 SEK 2024: 2,493 SEK

Univ. eligibility 3 yrs ↑ +14.3%

2020: 49.8 % 2025: 56.9 %

University connection

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

University eligibility (all): 56.9% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes: 78.4% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes: 30.6% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years: 67.3% (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 Upplands-Bro (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025): 1,314
Ages 16–18 (2030): 1,419 (+8%)
Ages 6–15 (2025): 4,717
Ages 6–15 (2030): 4,669 (-1%)
Ages 1–5 (2025): 2,119
Total school age (2035): 7,985

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 Upplands-Bro (2024).

Number of komvux pupils: 1,984
Cost per FTE student: 39,228 SEK/year
Passing grades, basic level: 72.5%
Passing grades, upper-sec. level: 66%
Teacher licence, basic level: 57.1%
Teacher licence, upper-sec. level: 46%
Net cost basic adult edu.: 111 SEK/capita/year
Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.: -48 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Upplands-Bro (2024).

Number of SFI pupils: 361
Cost per FTE student: 546 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate: 100%
Teachers with licence: 80.7%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool and childcare

Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care

Preschool in Upplands-Bro

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

Enrolled children: 1,702
Preschool units: 22 (15 municipal, 7 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool: 82.2% (national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group: 14.2 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years): 12.7 (national avg: 12.2)
Children per FTE: 5.7 (national avg: 5)
Preschool teacher licence: 39.9% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education: 38.5% (national avg: 48%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

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

Cost per child: 46,349 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care: 1,743
Children per FTE: 18 (national avg: 21.6)
Staff with pedagogical degree: 15.3% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled: 51.8% (national avg: 57.9 %)
Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled: 88.5% (national avg: 84.8 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

Key metrics for pedagogical care (family daycare etc.) in Upplands-Bro (2025).

Children in pedagogical care: 24
Share of children 1–5: 1.4%
Cost per enrolled child: 264,923 SEK/year

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Upplands-Bro (2025).

Open preschool units: 2
Open preschool FTEs: 4

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2024).

After-school SEK/child ↑ +19.4%

2020: 38,803 SEK 2024: 46,349 SEK

Enrolled after-school → unchanged

2020: 51.6 % 2025: 51.8 %

Children and youth

Health, economy and support

Children's and youth's health

Health indicators for children and young people in Upplands-Bro (2024).

Mental health issues, children/youth: 13%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

Key metrics for child and youth welfare in Upplands-Bro (2024).

Initiated child investigations: 12.4 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Children placed in care: 8.6 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Net cost child/youth welfare: 2,849 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 Upplands-Bro (2025).

Total population: 33,333
Population change: 1.4%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age): 2,053
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age): 4,249
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age): 1,298
Higher education 25–64: 24.8%
Foreign-born 20–64: 45.5%
16–24 not in work/education: 7.8%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Upplands-Bro (2024).

Single without children: 35.6%
Single with children: 7.2%
Couple without children: 19.3%
Couple with children: 25.5%
Other households: 12.4%
Total number of households: 13,733

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
Upplands-Bro you	—	236.4	71.4%	140,761 SEK	6,543
Järfälla	11.6 km	227	73.2%	123,245 SEK	14,360
Upplands Väsby	12.5 km	239.8	70.5%	144,017 SEK	8,510
Håbo	12.7 km	224.5	74.7%	138,685 SEK	3,393
Sollentuna	14.4 km	255.4	75.4%	140,494 SEK	16,882
Sigtuna	15 km	227.9	64.7%	145,191 SEK	10,752
Sundbyberg	19 km	249.4	74.9%	134,674 SEK	8,857
Neighbour avg.		237.3	72.2%	137,718 SEK	10,459

Merit value year 9

Sollentuna

255.4

Sundbyberg

249.4

Upplands Väsby

239.8

Upplands-Bro

236.4

Sigtuna

227.9

Järfälla

227

Håbo

224.5

Qualified teachers

Sollentuna

75.4%

Sundbyberg

74.9%

Håbo

74.7%

Järfälla

73.2%

Upplands-Bro

71.4%

Upplands Väsby

70.5%

Sigtuna

64.7%

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

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Upplands-Bro (2025).

Newly arrived received: 1.8 per 1,000 pop.
Newly arrived children 0–17: 27 per 1,000 pop.
Establishment rate after 2 years: 74.8%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Pop. change ↓ -51.7%

2020: 2.9 % 2025: 1.4 %

Youth not in work/edu. ↑ +18.2%

2020: 6.6 % 2024: 7.8 %

Newly arrived ↑ +20%

2020: 1.5 2025: 1.8

Economy and housing

Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Upplands-Bro (2025).

Municipal tax rate: 19.4%
Total tax rate (municipality+region): 31.8%
Tax base: 266,346 SEK/capita
Annual result: 6,829 SEK/capita
Result, share of tax+grants: 10.1%
Solidity: 38.5%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

Economic assistance (social benefits) in Upplands-Bro (2024).

Assistance households: 2.1 per 1,000 pop.
Young adults 18–24 with assistance: 3.8%
Assistance months (avg): 47.9
Net cost economic assistance: 1,146 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

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

Learning tools, compulsory school: 5,272 SEK/pupil
Learning tools, upper secondary: 15,289 SEK/pupil

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

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Upplands-Bro.

Overcrowded households (Kolada): 22.6%
Completed dwellings: 5.3 per 1,000 pop.
Good public transport: 99.6%
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s: 96.6%
Rental: 30.3%
Cooperative: 24.1%
Owner-occupied: 40.6%
Cars in traffic: 12,237

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Municipal tax rate ↓ -1%

2020: 19.6 % 2025: 19.4 %

Economic assistance ↓ -32.3%

2020: 3.1 2024: 2.1

Overcrowding ↓ -0.9%

2020: 22.8 % 2025: 22.6 %

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Upplands-Bro (2025).

Reported crimes (total): 12,909 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes: 1,063 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries: 151 per 100,000 pop.
Drug crimes: 502 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Upplands-Bro (2024).

LSS cost per capita 0–64: 5,712 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64: 0.8

Source: Kolada.

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees in Upplands-Bro (2025). Relevant for understanding teacher recruitment and retention.

Total sick leave: 7.3%
Long-term sick leave (>59 days): 51.7% of total
Sick leave <30 years: 5.3%
Sick leave 30–49 years: 6.7%
Sick leave >49 years: 8.6%
Stress-related sick leave: 0.6% of population

Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).

Culture school

Key metrics for the music and culture school in Upplands-Bro (2024).

Share of pupils 6–19: 15.3%
Number of pupils: 965
Average pupil fee: 1,408 SEK/pupil
Cost per capita: 412 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Upplands-Bro (2024).

Loans per capita: 2.3 per capita
Children's book loans (0–17): 8.4 per capita
Active borrowers: 24.7%
Media allocation: 576 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Upplands-Bro (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita: 6.6 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens): 29.9%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2020–2024).

Culture school share ↑ +62.8%

2020: 9.4 % 2024: 15.3 %

Reported crimes ↓ -15.1%

2020: 15,203 2025: 12,909.2

Mental health issues (youth) ↑ +44.4%

2020: 9 % 2024: 13 %

CO₂/capita ↓ -1.5%

2020: 6.7 t 2023: 6.6 t

Broadband 100+ ↑ +61.3%

2020: 59.9 % 2024: 96.6 %

Total sick leave ↓ -11%

2020: 8.2 % 2025: 7.3 %

Stress-related cases ↑ +20%

2020: 0.5 % 2024: 0.6 %

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Adult edu. pupils ↑ +13.4%

2020: 1,749 2024: 1,984

Cost adult edu./pupil ↓ -19.7%

2020: 48,845 SEK 2024: 39,228 SEK

Passing basic level ↑ +29.9%

2020: 55.8 % 2024: 72.5 %

Passing upper sec. level ↓ -2.7%

2020: 67.8 % 2024: 66 %

Licence basic level ↑ +68.4%

2020: 33.9 % 2025: 57.1 %

Licence upper sec. level ↓ -24.5%

2020: 60.9 % 2025: 46 %

SFI pupils ↑ +29.4%

2020: 279 2024: 361

SFI course D pass rate → unchanged

2020: 100 % 2024: 100 %

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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

2020 66.2%

2025 (latest) 70.3%

Forecast 2027 71% (linear extrapolation)

County avg 74%

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 Upplands-Bro.

Cost per pupil: 140,761 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9: 228 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK: 1.6 (national avg: 1.6)

Upplands-Bro 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 Upplands-Bro with statistically similar municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Upplands-Bro 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
Upplands-Bro you	228	70.3%	140,761 SEK	67.3%	+13.6
Nynäshamn	226.1	68.6%	137,099 SEK	67.3%	+9.3
Botkyrka	232.3	72.3%	139,751 SEK	63.8%	+18.9
Norrtälje	219.9	67.4%	148,446 SEK	66.7%	+1.1
Södertälje	232.7	73.7%	150,870 SEK	66.3%	+18.4
Österåker	224.2	73.2%	127,624 SEK	78.2%	-10.4
Upplands Väsby	243.6	71.2%	144,017 SEK	69.2%	+16.4
Järfälla	229	72.9%	123,245 SEK	68.2%	+3.0
Peer average	229.7	71.3%	138,722 SEK	68.5%	+8.1

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Merit value yr 9 2020–2025

NynäshamnBotkyrkaNorrtäljeSödertäljeÖsteråker

Qualified teachers 2020–2025

NynäshamnBotkyrkaNorrtäljeSödertäljeÖsteråker

Cost/pupil 2020–2025

NynäshamnBotkyrkaNorrtäljeSödertäljeÖsteråker

Graduating 3 yrs 2020–2025

NynäshamnBotkyrkaNorrtäljeSödertäljeÖsteråker

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

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Municipalities in the same SCB classification group: Commuting municipality near a major city

Benchmark vs SCB group A2

Upplands-Bro belongs to SCB municipality group A2 — Commuting municipality near a major city: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a major city. Here is how Upplands-Bro compares to the 43 municipalities in the group.

Upplands-Bro Group median

Merit value 228 (median: 236.3)

36th

Qualified teachers 70.3 (median: 74.8)

15th

Students/teacher 13.8 (median: 13)

22th

Cost/pupil 140760.5 (median: 134673.5)

20th

Graduating 3 yrs 67.3 (median: 74.9)

14th

All subjects passed 70.9 (median: 76.6)

20th

ℹ️ Below group median for merit value

ℹ️ Below group median for qualified teachers

ℹ️ Below group median for students/teacher

ℹ️ Below group median for cost/pupil

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Municipality	Merit value	Qualified teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs
Upplands-Bro	228	70.3%	140,761 SEK	67.3%
Ale	224.5	75.2%	144,373 SEK	73.1%
Alingsås	219.9	72.1%	127,517 SEK	72.7%
Bollebygd	212.8	75.9%	146,479 SEK	82.3%
Botkyrka	232.3	72.3%	139,751 SEK	63.8%
Burlöv	221.3	63.6%	135,891 SEK	58.8%
Danderyd	278.9	81.5%	130,392 SEK	85.6%
Ekerö	247.2	74.1%	132,541 SEK	77.5%
Haninge	210.8	69%	138,924 SEK	63.4%

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

Common questions about schools in Upplands-Bro

How many schools are there in Upplands-Bro?: Upplands-Bro municipality has 40 active school units: 14 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 29 are municipal and 11 are independent. A total of 6,543 pupils attend schools in Upplands-Bro.
What are the merit values in Upplands-Bro?: The average year-9 merit value in Upplands-Bro is 236.4 points (based on 5 schools). The highest merit value belongs to JENSEN grundskola Bro-Mälarstrand with 264.5 points.
Which school in Upplands-Bro has the highest teacher qualification rate?: Urfjälls Montessoriskola has the highest share of qualified teachers in Upplands-Bro at 91%. The municipal average is 71.4%.
How much does a school place cost in Upplands-Bro?: The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Upplands-Bro is 140,761 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 145,308 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Upplands-Bro?: Student health services in Upplands-Bro cost 3,967 SEK per pupil (2024). 56.7% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 35.7%.

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

National comparison

See how Upplands-Bro municipality compares in a national perspective.

Timeline — school events in Upplands-Bro

03/05/2026
I UR OCH SKUR MIKLAGÅRD FRILUFTSFRÄMJANDET UTVECKLING AB: Renamed from Förskola 326301 to I UR OCH SKUR MIKLAGÅRD FRILUFTSFRÄMJANDET UTVECKLING AB
03/05/2026
JENSEN FÖRSKOLA BRO MÄLARSTRAND: Renamed from Förskola 785756 to JENSEN FÖRSKOLA BRO MÄLARSTRAND
03/05/2026
KÄLLSKOLANS FÖRSKOLA: Renamed from Förskola 550424 to KÄLLSKOLANS FÖRSKOLA
26/04/2026
I UR OCH SKUR MIKLAGÅRD FRILUFTSFRÄMJANDET UTVECKLING AB: Renamed from I UR OCH SKUR MIKLAGÅRD FRILUFTSFRÄMJANDET UTVECKLING AB to Förskola 326301
26/04/2026
JENSEN FÖRSKOLA BRO MÄLARSTRAND: Renamed from JENSEN FÖRSKOLA BRO MÄLARSTRAND to Förskola 785756
26/04/2026
KÄLLSKOLANS FÖRSKOLA: Renamed from KÄLLSKOLANS FÖRSKOLA to Förskola 550424

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Stockholms länOpen the county page for a broader regional view around Upplands-Bro.Merit value year 9Compare Upplands-Bro with other municipalities on merit values.Upper secondary schoolsSee how upper-secondary provision and outcomes vary between municipalities.Teacher certification by countyFollow teacher qualification and regional differences.Municipality profileCompare municipality profiles across multiple dimensions at once.BotkyrkaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.DanderydCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.EkeröCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.HaningeCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.HuddingeCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.

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Summary — Upplands-Bro

Key metrics — Upplands-Bro municipality

Development over time

In-depth statistics

All 40 schools in Upplands-Bro

Compulsory school

Results and grades

Teachers and personnel

Staff stability

Pupils and providers

Costs — compulsory school

Student health and support

Mother tongue and multilingualism

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Top merit-value schools

School ranking — Upplands-Bro

Adapted compulsory school

Trends — compulsory school

Upper secondary

Upper-secondary statistics

Trends — upper secondary

University connection

Pupil forecast

Adult education

Komvux (adult education)

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Preschool and childcare

Preschool in Upplands-Bro

After-school care (fritidshem)

Pedagogical care

Open preschool and family daycare

Trends — preschool and childcare

Children and youth

Children's and youth's health

Child and youth welfare

Demographics and population

Demographics

Household types

Neighboring municipalities

Refugee reception

Trends — demographics

Economy and housing

Municipal economy

Economic assistance

Learning tools and digitalisation

Housing and infrastructure

Trends — economy and housing

Society, culture and environment

Crime and safety

LSS and disability services

Work environment and sick leave

Culture school

Public library

Environment

Trends — society and culture

Trends — adult education

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

Cost-effectiveness

Peer municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Benchmark vs SCB group A2

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Common questions about schools in Upplands-Bro

National comparison

Timeline — school events in Upplands-Bro

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SALSA — merit value vs prerequisites ⓘModel computed