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Schools in Uppvidinge municipality

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21 school unitsSkolkoll's statistics include school units that are open/active in Skolverket's register. Dormant units (Vilande — temporarily without students) and discontinued units (Upphörd — permanently closed) are excluded. in Uppvidinge, Kronoberg County. The three most common school forms: 8 preschool, 7 compulsory school, 6 after-school care (+4 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 5 October 2026. School data covers 2025/26; Kolada data may cover different periods.

The school landscape in Uppvidinge

Start here to understand the local offer. The main list on this page shows compulsory and upper-secondary schools with comparable metrics, while preschools and deeper statistics open in separate views where data exists.

Compulsory
7
Upper secondary
2
Preschools
8
Municipal
18
Independent
3

School-form counts come from Skolverket's school-unit register for 2025/26. Kolada municipal metrics usually cover compulsory school and may use different periods.

Uppvidinge has 21 schools with a merit value of 213.4 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 58.7% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%; National compulsory-school value, Kolada 2025).

21 schools1,235 pupils58.7% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-1.7%)

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Summary — Uppvidinge

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Uppvidinge municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

Active schools
21
18 municipal, 3 independent
Total pupils
1,235
7 compulsory, 2 upper secondary
Average year-9 merit
213.4
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
How to read the merit value
Qualified teachers
58.7%
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (Kolada national value, compulsory school 2025: 73.3 %)
Cost per pupil
172,745 SEK/year
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,800 SEK)
Pupils per teacher
11.3
Compulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Uppvidinge municipality has 21 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 213.4 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (58.7%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the Kolada national value for compulsory school, 2025, of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Uppvidinge

How many schools are there in Uppvidinge?
Uppvidinge municipality has 21 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 7 of the units offer compulsory education, 2 offer upper-secondary education and 8 offer preschool. 18 of the units are municipal and 3 are independent. A total of 1,235 pupils attend schools in Uppvidinge.
What are the merit values in Uppvidinge?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Uppvidinge is 213.4 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Älghultskolan with 239 points.
Which school in Uppvidinge has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Älghults Friskola has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Uppvidinge at 81.7%. The municipality value is 58.7% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Uppvidinge?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Uppvidinge is 172,745 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 164,515 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Uppvidinge organises school choice, mother-tongue teaching, student health and school transport.

School choice and placement

The municipality follows Skolverket's general guidance on school choice.

School choice window: usually 15 Jan–15 Feb. Check the municipality's own calendar.

Skolverket: Choosing a school
Mother-tongue tuition

30% of compulsory-school pupils have a mother tongue other than Swedish. The municipality must offer mother-tongue tuition where at least five pupils request the same language (Education Act 10:7).

Student health

Cost per pupil in municipal compulsory schools: 8,679 SEK/year (2025).

B
Source
kolada
Period
2025
Quality
B: Direct from source

Nurse, counsellor, psychologist and special-needs teacher per Education Act 2:25.

Supplementary funding for independent schools

Independent schools that admit pupils with special needs can apply for supplementary funding ("tilläggsbelopp") on top of the basic grant. The municipality of residence decides on each application from the provider.

How supplementary funding works
How does Uppvidinge compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
Merit value 2025
4/7
Qualified teachers 2025
6/7
Cost/pupil 2025
5/7

Skolkoll score in Uppvidinge

Where schools sit on the national 0-100 scale. Compulsory schools and upper secondary are shown separately because scores are calibrated by school stage.

Compulsory schools in Uppvidinge
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Uppvidinge: 7 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Älghults Friskola with Skolkoll score 62 out of 100. Municipal average 47, neutral midpoint 50.

7 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Uppvidinge

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Uppvidinge with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Älghults FriskolaCompulsory school, Preschool classFria 48:an Ekonomisk förening5081.7%Skolkoll score 62 out of 100. Composite index.
ÄlghultskolanCompulsory schoolUPPVIDINGE KOMMUN10049.9%Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Composite index.
Älghultskolan IMUpper secondary schoolUPPVIDINGE KOMMUN——No score
AlstermoskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classUPPVIDINGE KOMMUN7052.5%Skolkoll score 43 out of 100. Composite index.
Åsedaskolan 7-9Compulsory schoolUPPVIDINGE KOMMUN17058.1%Skolkoll score 44 out of 100. Composite index.
Åsedaskolan F-6After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classUPPVIDINGE KOMMUN24063.7%Skolkoll score 46 out of 100. Composite index.
Åsedaskolan IMUpper secondary schoolUPPVIDINGE KOMMUN——No score
EkängsskolanAdapted compulsory school, After-school careUPPVIDINGE KOMMUN——No score
LenhovdaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classUPPVIDINGE KOMMUN12058.3%Skolkoll score 46 out of 100. Composite index.
NottebäckskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classUPPVIDINGE KOMMUN12050.4%Skolkoll score 38 out of 100. Composite index.
Preschools in UppvidingeUppvidinge has 8 preschools. Group sizes, staff and after-school care are listed separately.
See preschools

Neighbouring municipalities

The 6 closest municipalities by geographic distance. Each comparison cell shows both a value and status: better than neighbour average / in line with neighbour average / worse than neighbour average (±3 %).

Neighbouring municipalities to Uppvidinge with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Uppvidinge you—213.4In line with neighbour average58.7%Worse than neighbour average172,745 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Lessebo35.2 km231.2Better than neighbour average71.9%Better than neighbour average173,876 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Högsby37.4 km193.1Worse than neighbour average49.2%Worse than neighbour average188,043 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Växjö38.3 km228.3Better than neighbour average78.2%Better than neighbour average152,207 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Vetlanda42.6 km205.3Worse than neighbour average62.3%Worse than neighbour average150,872 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Nybro44.7 km204Worse than neighbour average72%Better than neighbour average146,756 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Hultsfred49.7 km213.7In line with neighbour average64.1%Worse than neighbour average139,833 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Neighbour avg212.666.3%158,598 SEK

Merit value, qualified teachers and cost/pupil in the neighbour comparison come from Kolada, compulsory school. Only neighbour values from the same Kolada year as the selected municipality are compared (merit value 2025, qualified teachers 2025, cost/pupil 2025).For statistical peers (KNN) and SCB peer-group benchmark, see municipal data.

Statistics: school year 2025/26. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.

National comparison

See how Uppvidinge municipality compares in a national perspective.

Municipality map — colour by merit value, teacher certification, etc.Municipality ranking — where does Uppvidinge place?SALSA map — does the municipality perform above or below expectations?Cost-effectiveness — cost per pupil vs. school results

Timeline — school events in Uppvidinge

  1. Älgens fritidshem: Address changed from Högsbyvägen 3B, 36495 Älghult to Högsbyvägen 5, 36495 Älghult

  2. Vuxenutbildning, komvux: Address changed from Floragatan 4, 36431 Åseda to Högsbyvägen 5, 36495 Älghult

  3. Vuxenutbildning, komvux: Operating name changed from Uppvidinge gymnasieskola to Vuxenutbildning, komvux

  4. Vuxenutbildning, SFI: Operating name changed from Uppvidinge gymnasieskola to Vuxenutbildning, SFI

  5. Åsedaskolan IM: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  6. Åsedaskolan IM: Start date changed from not_registered to 2026-08-18

  7. Älghultskolan IM: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  8. Älghultskolan IM: Start date changed from not_registered to 2026-08-18

  9. TROLLSTENEN: Address changed from KLAVREVÄGEN 32, 36444 NORRHULT to BOX 59, 36421 ÅSEDA

  10. ÄLGALYCKAN: Address changed from KLAVREVÄGEN 32, 36444 NORRHULT to BOX 59, 36421 ÅSEDA

  11. Älghultskolan: Address changed from Högsbyvägen 3A, 36495 Älghult to Högsbyvägen 5, 36495 Älghult

  12. Älghultskolan: Address changed from Högsbyvägen 3A, 36495 Älghult to Högsbyvägen 5, 36495 Älghult

  13. Ekängsskolan: School types changed from GRAN to FTH, GRAN

  14. Vuxenutbildning, komvux: Address changed from Floragatan 2, 36431 Åseda to Floragatan 4, 36431 Åseda

  15. Vuxenutbildning, SFI: Address changed from Floragatan 2, 36431 Åseda to Floragatan 4, 36431 Åseda

  16. Älgens fritidshem: Address changed from Högsbyvägen 3, 36495 Älghult to Högsbyvägen 3B, 36495 Älghult

  17. Älghultskolan: Address changed from Högsbyvägen 3, 36495 Älghult to Högsbyvägen 3A, 36495 Älghult

  18. Älghultskolan: Address changed from Högsbyvägen 5, 36495 Älghult to Högsbyvägen 3, 36495 Älghult

  19. Älghultskolan: School types changed from GR, GRAN to GR

  20. Ekängsskolan: Renamed from Uppvidinge grundsärskola to Ekängsskolan

  21. Ekängsskolan: Operating name changed from Uppvidinge grundsärskola to Ekängsskolan

  22. Älghults Friskola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Älghults Friskola

  23. Älgens fritidshem: Renamed from Älgalyckans fritidshem to Älgens fritidshem

  24. Älgens fritidshem: Operating name changed from unknown name to Älgens fritidshem

  25. Ekängsskolan: Address changed from Hasslavägen, 36441 LENHOVDA to Hasslavägen 1, 36441 Lenhovda

  26. Alstermoskolan: Address changed from Skolgatan 1, 36075 ALSTERMO to Skolgatan 1, 36443 Alstermo

  27. Ekängsskolan: Address changed from Hasslavägen, 36073 LENHOVDA to Hasslavägen, 36441 LENHOVDA

  28. Lenhovdaskolan: Address changed from Kyrkogatan 5, 36073 LENHOVDA to Kyrkogatan 5, 36441 Lenhovda

  29. Älghultskolan: School types changed from GR to GR, GRAN

  30. Älghults Friskola: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR to FKLASS, GR

… and 34 older events.

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Kronoberg CountyOpen the county page for a broader regional view around Uppvidinge.Merit value year 9Compare Uppvidinge 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.Upper secondary schoolsAll upper secondary schools in the municipality.PreschoolsAll preschools in the municipality.Best preschoolsTop preschools ranked by staffing density.ÄlmhultCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.AlvestaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.LesseboCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.LjungbyCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.MarkarydCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.

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