How many schools are there in Vaggeryd?

Vaggeryd municipality has 31 active school units: 12 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 26 are municipal and 5 are independent. A total of 2,892 pupils attend schools in Vaggeryd.

What are the merit values in Vaggeryd?

The average year-9 merit value in Vaggeryd is 200.4 points (based on 2 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Fågelforsskolan 7-9 with 214.5 points.

Which school in Vaggeryd has the highest teacher qualification rate?

Götafors skola has the highest share of qualified teachers in Vaggeryd at 92.7%. The municipal average is 76.7%.

How much does a school place cost in Vaggeryd?

The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Vaggeryd is 142,531 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 136,524 SEK per pupil.

How do student health services work in Vaggeryd?

Student health services in Vaggeryd cost 4,836 SEK per pupil (2024). 69.5% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 72.8%.

Schools in Vaggeryd municipality

31 active school units in Vaggeryd, Jönköpings län. The three most common school forms: 16 preschool, 12 compulsory school, 10 after-school care (+4 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

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

Vaggeryd has 31 schools with an average merit value of 200.4, which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 76.7% (above the national average of 73.3%).

31 schools 2,892 pupils 76.7% qualified teachers Growing municipality (+0.8%)

Summary — Vaggeryd

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Year 9 merit value (200.4) is 28.1 points below the national average (228.5).
Merit value has declined by 17.5 points over the last 5 years (2020–2025).
Schools perform on average -16 merit points below expectations (SALSA model).
Teacher qualification rate is declining: -3.8 percentage points over the measurement period.
The number of compulsory school pupils is projected to decrease by 8% by 2035 (SCB forecast).

Key metrics — Vaggeryd municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

31 Active schools 26 municipal, 5 independent

2,892 Total pupils 12 compulsory, 1 upper secondary

200.4 Avg merit value yr 9 Skolverket avg, 2 schools (national avg: 228.5)

76.7% Qualified teachers Skolverket avg, all school forms

142,531 SEK/yr Cost per pupil Compulsory school 2024 (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK)

11.7 Pupils per teacher Compulsory/upper secondary in municipality

1.4 Merit value per 1,000 SEK Cost-effectiveness (peer avg: 1.5)

Vaggeryd municipality has 31 schools with an average merit value of 200.4 (national avg 228.5). Teacher qualification is above the national average of 73.3%. Compared to similar municipalities, Vaggeryd underperforms its peers.

Development over time

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

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -8 %

2020: 217.9 p 2025: 200.4 p

Merit values have decreased by 17.5 points since 2020.

Qualified teachers ↓ -5 %

2020: 76.5 % 2025: 72.7 %

The share of qualified teachers has decreased by 3.8 percentage points since 2020.

Cost per pupil ↑ +18.4 %

2020: 120,353 SEK 2024: 142,531 SEK

Cost per pupil has increased by 22,178 SEK since 2020.

In-depth statistics

How does Vaggeryd compare to its neighbours?

Geographic neighbours ↓ Statistical peers ↓

7/7 Merit value

2/7 Qual. teachers

3/7 Cost/pupil

All 31 schools in Vaggeryd

Compare schools

School	School forms	Provider	Pupils	Qual. teachers
ÅVIKENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	101	59%
BJÖRKEN	Preschool	Hietaniemi Friskoleförening	11	25.3%
BONDSTORPS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	16	—
Bondstorps skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vaggeryds kommun	10	—
BULLERBYNS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	98	50.5%
BYARUMS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	44	64.4%
Byarums skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vaggeryds kommun	40	80.2%
FÅGELFORS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	50	42%
Fågelforsskolan 7-9	Adapted compulsory school, Compulsory school	Vaggeryds kommun	230	70.5%
Fågelforsskolan F-6	Adapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vaggeryds kommun	170	69.9%
Fenix Gymnasium 1	Upper secondary school	Vaggeryds kommun	340	84.8%
Fenix Vux 1	Adult education	Vaggeryds kommun	—	—
FÖRSKOLAN FRAMTIDEN	Preschool	Förskolan Framtiden	26	37.7%
FÖRSKOLAN VÄXTHUSET	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	72	66.2%
Götafors skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vaggeryds kommun	140	92.7%
GULLBÄCKENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	49	63.4%
Hjortsjöskolan 4-6	After-school care, Compulsory school	Vaggeryds kommun	270	60.6%
Hjortsjöskolan 7-9	Compulsory school	Vaggeryds kommun	350	78.2%
HOKS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	42	53.8%
Hoks skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vaggeryds kommun	90	76.1%
KLEVSHULTS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	14	—
Klevshults skola	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vaggeryds kommun	20	—
LYCKORNAS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Lyckornas Förskola	45	43%
NYCKELPIGANS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	51	77.9%
Östra skolan	Adapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vaggeryds kommun	150	78%
SLÄTTENS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	96	64.9%
Sörgårdsskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Vaggeryds kommun	220	78.6%
SVENARUMS FÖRSKOLA	Preschool	Vaggeryds kommun	26	78.3%
Tofthagaskolan	After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class	Tofthaga förskola och skola ekonomisk förening	80	74%
TOFTHAGASKOLAN	Preschool	Tofthaga Förskola Och Skola Ekonomisk Förening	41	54.9%
Vaggeryds kommun central insamlingsenhet		Vaggeryds kommun	—	—

Compulsory school

Results, teachers, costs and student health

200.4 Merit value yr 9 National: 228.5

72.7% Qualified teachers National: 73.3%

142,531 SEK/pupil National: 142,155

55.4% Passing all subjects

Results and grades

Compulsory school results in Vaggeryd (2025).

year 9 (municipal avg, 16 subjects)

200.4 (national avg: 228.5) (county avg: 215.4)

Merit score year 9 B

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

Passing all subjects year 9

55.4%

Passing mathematics

80.2%

Pupil satisfaction year 5

71.8%

Pupil satisfaction year 8

60.3%

Parents with post-secondary education

61.4%

Source: Kolada.

Teachers and personnel

Teacher density and qualification in compulsory schools (2025).

(compulsory school)

72.7% (national avg: 73.3 %) (county avg: 69.5 %)

Certified teachers B

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

Qualification municipal / independent

72.7% / 74.1%

Pupils per teacher

10.9

Source: Kolada.

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

Staff stability

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

Qualified teachers (2025): 72.7% (national avg: 73.3%)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↓ Declining (-3.8 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
Forecast 2027: ≈ 69.3% (linear extrapolation, -0.5 pp/year)

Source: Kolada.

Pupils and providers

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

Compulsory school pupils: 1,781
Municipal / independent share: 93.5% / 6.5%

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

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

Cost per pupil (total): 142,531 SEK (national avg: 142,154.8 SEK) (county avg: 143,963.4 SEK)
Municipal school cost: 136,524 SEK/pupil
Teaching: 76,105 SEK/pupil
Premises: 22,974 SEK/pupil
Student health: 4,836 SEK/pupil
School meals: 7,462 SEK/pupil
Learning tools: 6,263 SEK/pupil

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008–N15014).

Student health and support

Student health resources, accessibility and school safety in Vaggeryd.

Student health (compulsory): 4,836 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,053.2 SEK)
Student health (upper secondary): 5,962 SEK/pupil (national avg: 3,981 SEK)
Easy to access help, year 5: 69.5%
Easy to access help, year 8: 72.8%
Safety at school: 82.1%

Source: Kolada, Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother tongue instruction and multilingualism in Vaggeryd (2025).

Other mother tongue than Swedish: 24.7%
Participating in mother tongue instruction: 13.6%
Swedish as a second language: 15.1%
Passed mother tongue, year 9: 100%
Passed SvA, year 9: 88%
Newly arrived (last 3 years): 3.1%

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.

-16.0 Average residual (merit value) for 2 schools

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

2020/21: -7.5 2024/25: -16.0

School	Actual	Model	Residual
Fågelforsskolan 7-9	214	218	-3.0
Hjortsjöskolan 7-9	186	215	-29.0

Top merit-value schools

Top 2 schools by year-9 merit value.

School	Provider	Merit value	SALSA	Qualified teachers	Pupils
Fågelforsskolan 7-9	Vaggeryds kommun	214.5	-3.0	70.5%	230
Hjortsjöskolan 7-9	Vaggeryds kommun	186.2	-29.0	78.2%	350

Adapted compulsory school

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

Number of pupils: 19
Share of compulsory school pupils: 0.7%
Cost per pupil: 533,471 SEK/year
Teachers per 100 pupils: 4.7

Source: Kolada.

Trends — compulsory school

Development over time (2020–2025).

Merit value yr 9 ↓ -8%

2020: 217.9 p 2025: 200.4 p

Qualified teachers ↓ -5%

2020: 76.5 % 2025: 72.7 %

Cost per pupil ↑ +18.4%

2020: 120,353 SEK 2024: 142,531 SEK

Number of pupils ↑ +4.7%

2020: 1,701 2025: 1,781

Independent share ↑ +1.6%

2020: 6.4 % 2025: 6.5 %

Pupils per teacher ↓ -10.7%

2020: 12.2 2025: 10.9

Student health SEK/pupil ↑ +18.6%

2020: 4,077 SEK 2024: 4,836 SEK

Student health yr 5 ↑ +4.5%

2022: 66.5 % 2025: 69.5 %

Student health yr 8 ↑ +34.1%

2022: 54.3 % 2025: 72.8 %

Safety ↑ +6.9%

2022: 76.8 % 2025: 82.1 %

Upper secondary

Results, costs and staff in upper secondary schools

Upper-secondary statistics

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

Upper-secondary pupils: 597
Graduating within 3 years: 72.5% (national avg: 71.3 %)
University eligibility (3 years): 59.3% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Qualified teachers (upper secondary): 84.8% (national avg: 82 %)
Cost per upper-secondary pupil: 167,181 SEK (national avg: 144,058.4 SEK)
Grade points upper secondary (avg): 15.1 (national avg: 14.8)
Pupils per teacher (upper secondary): 8.9
Municipal upper-secondary cost: 176,053 SEK/pupil
Learning tools (upper secondary): 11,906 SEK/pupil
Withdrawn study support: 5.9%
Foreign background (upper secondary): 31%
Diploma/certificate within 3 years: 79%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — upper secondary

Development over time (2020–2024).

Cost upper sec./pupil ↑ +30.2%

2020: 128,451 SEK 2024: 167,181 SEK

Graduating 3 yrs ↑ +22.7%

2020: 59.1 % 2025: 72.5 %

Qualified teachers US ↓ -0.9%

2020: 85.6 % 2025: 84.8 %

Student health US SEK/pupil ↑ +104.8%

2020: 2,912 SEK 2024: 5,962 SEK

Univ. eligibility 3 yrs ↑ +28.4%

2020: 46.2 % 2025: 59.3 %

University connection

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

University eligibility (all): 59.3% (national avg: 57.5 %)
Eligibility — academic programmes: 84.6% (national avg: 82.4 %)
Eligibility — vocational programmes: 41.5% (national avg: 27.4 %)
Graduating within 3 years: 72.5% (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 Vaggeryd (SCB).

Ages 16–18 (2025): 586
Ages 16–18 (2030): 575 (-1.9%)
Ages 6–15 (2025): 2,025
Ages 6–15 (2030): 2,021 (-0.2%)
Ages 1–5 (2025): 916
Total school age (2035): 3,365

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 Vaggeryd (2024).

Number of komvux pupils: 473
Cost per FTE student: 91,037 SEK/year
Passing grades, basic level: 55.6%
Passing grades, upper-sec. level: 74.3%
Teacher licence, basic level: 100%
Teacher licence, upper-sec. level: 82.9%
Net cost basic adult edu.: 291 SEK/capita/year
Net cost upper-sec. adult edu.: 191 SEK/capita/year

Source: Kolada.

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Key metrics for SFI in Vaggeryd (2024).

Number of SFI pupils: 70
Cost per FTE student: 218 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate: 100%
Teachers with licence: 54.5%

Source: Kolada.

Preschool and childcare

Preschool, after-school care and pedagogical care

Preschool in Vaggeryd

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

Enrolled children: 771
Preschool units: 15 (12 municipal, 3 independent)
Share of 1–5 year-olds in preschool: 87.5% (national avg: 86.3%)
Children per group: 15.7 (national avg: 15)
Children per group (1–3 years): 12.4 (national avg: 12.2)
Children per FTE: 5.4 (national avg: 5)
Preschool teacher licence: 58.4% (national avg: 48.3%)
Pedagogical higher education: 60.5% (national avg: 48%)

After-school care (fritidshem)

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

Cost per child: 50,837 SEK/year (national avg: 46,711.8 SEK)
Children in after-school care: 806
Children per FTE: 17.8 (national avg: 21.6)
Staff with pedagogical degree: 66.3% (national avg: 36.7 %)
Share of 6–12 year-olds enrolled: 56.6% (national avg: 57.9 %)
Share of 6–9 year-olds enrolled: 81.7% (national avg: 84.8 %)

Source: Kolada.

Pedagogical care

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

Children in pedagogical care: 0

Source: Kolada.

Open preschool and family daycare

Open preschool and family daycare in Vaggeryd (2025).

Open preschool units: 1
Open preschool FTEs: 2

Source: Kolada.

Trends — preschool and childcare

Development over time (2020–2024).

After-school SEK/child ↑ +3.5%

2020: 49,097 SEK 2024: 50,837 SEK

Enrolled after-school ↑ +12.3%

2020: 50.4 % 2025: 56.6 %

Children and youth

Health, economy and support

Children's and youth's health

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

Mental health issues, children/youth: 9.3%

Source: Kolada (N33820).

Child and youth welfare

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

Initiated child investigations: 28.7 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Children placed in care: 5.5 per 1,000 pop. 0–20
Net cost child/youth welfare: 2,498 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 Vaggeryd (2025).

Total population: 14,943
Population change: 0.8%
Ages 1–5 (preschool age): 898
Ages 6–15 (compulsory school age): 1,811
Ages 16–18 (upper-secondary age): 593
Higher education 25–64: 21.4%
Foreign-born 20–64: 26%
16–24 not in work/education: 4.8%

Source: Kolada.

Household types

Distribution of household types in Vaggeryd (2024).

Single without children: 32.9%
Single with children: 5%
Couple without children: 28.9%
Couple with children: 26.2%
Other households: 6.9%
Total number of households: 6,353

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
Vaggeryd you	—	200.4	76.7%	142,531 SEK	2,892
Gnosjö	24.8 km	225.6	64.2%	146,135 SEK	1,595
Sävsjö	32.2 km	220.5	62.8%	139,283 SEK	2,156
Värnamo	34.6 km	223.3	71.6%	145,308 SEK	6,466
Jönköping	35.3 km	212.5	78.5%	127,050 SEK	29,005
Nässjö	38.9 km	216.8	65%	157,288 SEK	6,046
Gislaved	42.6 km	215.3	70.4%	144,536 SEK	5,558
Neighbour avg.		219	68.8%	143,267 SEK	8,471

Merit value year 9

Gnosjö

225.6

Värnamo

223.3

Sävsjö

220.5

Nässjö

216.8

Gislaved

215.3

Jönköping

212.5

Vaggeryd

200.4

Qualified teachers

Jönköping

78.5%

Vaggeryd

76.7%

Värnamo

71.6%

Gislaved

70.4%

Nässjö

65%

Gnosjö

64.2%

Sävsjö

62.8%

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

Refugee reception

Refugee reception in Vaggeryd (2025).

Newly arrived received: 0.5 per 1,000 pop.
Newly arrived children 0–17: 0 per 1,000 pop.
Establishment rate after 2 years: 78.5%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — demographics

Demographic development (2020–2025).

Pop. change ↓ -55.6%

2020: 1.8 % 2025: 0.8 %

Youth not in work/edu. ↓ -5.9%

2020: 5.1 % 2024: 4.8 %

Newly arrived ↓ -54.5%

2020: 1.1 2025: 0.5

Economy and housing

Municipal economy, housing and infrastructure

Municipal economy

Economic key metrics for Vaggeryd (2025).

Municipal tax rate: 21.5%
Total tax rate (municipality+region): 33.3%
Tax base: 255,958 SEK/capita
Annual result: 5,128 SEK/capita
Result, share of tax+grants: 7%
Solidity: 53.1%

Source: Kolada.

Economic assistance

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

Assistance households: 2.1 per 1,000 pop.
Young adults 18–24 with assistance: 4.4%
Assistance months (avg): 24.5
Net cost economic assistance: 937 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Learning tools and digitalisation

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

Learning tools, compulsory school: 6,263 SEK/pupil
Learning tools, upper secondary: 11,906 SEK/pupil

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

Housing and infrastructure

Housing and infrastructure indicators for Vaggeryd.

Overcrowded households (Kolada): 17.5%
Completed dwellings: 1.3 per 1,000 pop.
Good public transport: 99.2%
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s: 96.4%
Rental: 21.5%
Cooperative: 2.6%
Owner-occupied: 73.1%
Cars in traffic: 7,836

Source: Kolada, SCB.

Trends — economy and housing

Economic development (2020–2025).

Municipal tax rate → unchanged

2020: 21.5 % 2025: 21.5 %

Economic assistance ↓ -30%

2020: 3 2024: 2.1

Overcrowding ↓ -15%

2020: 20.6 % 2025: 17.5 %

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability

Crime and safety

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

Reported crimes (total): 7,223 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes: 551 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries: 61 per 100,000 pop.
Drug crimes: 598 per 100,000 pop.

Source: Kolada. Data from BRA.

LSS and disability services

LSS services in Vaggeryd (2024).

LSS cost per capita 0–64: 6,753 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 pop. 0–64: 0.9

Source: Kolada.

Work environment and sick leave

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

Total sick leave: 5.7%
Long-term sick leave (>59 days): 27.8% of total
Sick leave <30 years: 6%
Sick leave 30–49 years: 5.3%
Sick leave >49 years: 6.1%
Stress-related sick leave: 0.7% of population

Source: Kolada (N00090–N00094, N00103).

Culture school

Key metrics for the music and culture school in Vaggeryd (2023).

Share of pupils 6–19: 12.5%
Number of pupils: 340
Average pupil fee: 1,021 SEK/pupil
Cost per capita: 396 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Public library

Key metrics for public libraries in Vaggeryd (2024).

Loans per capita: 4.2 per capita
Children's book loans (0–17): 3.6 per capita
Active borrowers: 14.7%
Media allocation: 516 SEK/capita

Source: Kolada.

Environment

Environmental indicators for Vaggeryd (2023).

CO₂ emissions per capita: 6.9 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens): 30%

Source: Kolada.

Trends — society and culture

Development in society and culture (2021–2023).

Culture school share ↑ +56.3%

2021: 8 % 2023: 12.5 %

Reported crimes ↓ -5.8%

2020: 7,664.8 2025: 7,222.5

Mental health issues (youth) ↑ +63.2%

2020: 5.7 % 2024: 9.3 %

CO₂/capita ↓ -10.4%

2020: 7.7 t 2023: 6.9 t

Broadband 100+ ↑ +29%

2020: 74.7 % 2024: 96.4 %

Total sick leave ↓ -29.6%

2020: 8.1 % 2025: 5.7 %

Stress-related cases ↑ +16.7%

2020: 0.6 % 2024: 0.7 %

Trends — adult education

Development in komvux and SFI (2020–2024).

Adult edu. pupils ↑ +25.8%

2020: 376 2024: 473

Cost adult edu./pupil ↑ +49%

2020: 61,103 SEK 2024: 91,037 SEK

Passing basic level ↑ +8%

2021: 51.5 % 2024: 55.6 %

Passing upper sec. level ↑ +79.9%

2020: 41.3 % 2024: 74.3 %

Licence basic level → unchanged

2020: 100 % 2023: 100 %

Licence upper sec. level ↑ +25.8%

2020: 65.9 % 2023: 82.9 %

SFI pupils ↓ -17.6%

2020: 85 2024: 70

SFI course D pass rate → unchanged

2020: 100 % 2024: 100 %

Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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

2020 76.5%

2025 (latest) 72.7%

Forecast 2027 69.3% (linear extrapolation)

County avg 69.5%

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 Vaggeryd.

Cost per pupil: 142,531 SEK · national avg 142,155 SEK
Merit value year 9: 200.4 · national avg 228.5
Merit points per 10,000 SEK: 1.4 (national avg: 1.6)

Vaggeryd 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 Vaggeryd with statistically similar municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Vaggeryd 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
Vaggeryd you	200.4	72.7%	142,531 SEK	72.5%	-16.0
Mullsjö	203.9	72.5%	138,158 SEK	54.7%	-17.0
Gislaved	208.3	66.5%	144,536 SEK	57.6%	+0.8
Sävsjö	212.3	64.9%	139,283 SEK	69.4%	+3.5
Vetlanda	205.3	62.3%	144,674 SEK	72.3%	-12.0
Tranås	215.3	73.4%	159,647 SEK	71.1%	-5.0
Värnamo	223.7	70.3%	145,308 SEK	62.8%	+2.8
Eksjö	217.9	65.4%	151,682 SEK	71.1%	-10.0
Peer average	212.4	67.9%	146,184 SEK	65.6%	-5.3

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Merit value yr 9 2020–2025

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Qualified teachers 2020–2025

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Cost/pupil 2020–2025

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Graduating 3 yrs 2020–2025

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

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

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

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Vaggeryd 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 Vaggeryd compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Vaggeryd Group median

Merit value 200.4 (median: 211.2)

10th

Qualified teachers 72.7 (median: 67)

70th

Students/teacher 10.9 (median: 11.1)

64th

Cost/pupil 142531 (median: 155418.6)

87th

Graduating 3 yrs 72.5 (median: 67.7)

84th

All subjects passed 55.4 (median: 65.2)

7th

✅ Above group median for qualified teachers

✅ Above group median for students/teacher

✅ Above group median for cost/pupil

✅ Above group median for graduating 3 yrs

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Municipality	Merit value	Qualified teachers	Cost/pupil	Graduating 3 yrs
Vaggeryd	200.4	72.7%	142,531 SEK	72.5%
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 Vaggeryd

How many schools are there in Vaggeryd?: Vaggeryd municipality has 31 active school units: 12 compulsory schools and 1 upper-secondary schools. Of these, 26 are municipal and 5 are independent. A total of 2,892 pupils attend schools in Vaggeryd.
What are the merit values in Vaggeryd?: The average year-9 merit value in Vaggeryd is 200.4 points (based on 2 schools). The highest merit value belongs to Fågelforsskolan 7-9 with 214.5 points.
Which school in Vaggeryd has the highest teacher qualification rate?: Götafors skola has the highest share of qualified teachers in Vaggeryd at 92.7%. The municipal average is 76.7%.
How much does a school place cost in Vaggeryd?: The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Vaggeryd is 142,531 SEK per year (2024). In municipal schools the cost is 136,524 SEK per pupil.
How do student health services work in Vaggeryd?: Student health services in Vaggeryd cost 4,836 SEK per pupil (2024). 69.5% of year 5 pupils find it easy to access student health services. The figure for year 8 is 72.8%.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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National comparison

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Timeline — school events in Vaggeryd

03/05/2026
BJÖRKEN: Renamed from Förskola 588336 to BJÖRKEN
03/05/2026
FÖRSKOLAN FRAMTIDEN: Renamed from Förskola 248859 to FÖRSKOLAN FRAMTIDEN
26/04/2026
BJÖRKEN: Renamed from BJÖRKEN to Förskola 588336
26/04/2026
FÖRSKOLAN FRAMTIDEN: Renamed from FÖRSKOLAN FRAMTIDEN to Förskola 248859

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Summary — Vaggeryd

Key metrics — Vaggeryd municipality

Development over time

In-depth statistics

All 31 schools in Vaggeryd

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

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University connection

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Adult education

Komvux (adult education)

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Preschool and childcare

Preschool in Vaggeryd

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Children and youth

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Housing and infrastructure

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LSS and disability services

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Culture school

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Teacher certification: trend and forecast

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Peer municipalities

Comparison with peer municipalities

Trends compared with peer municipalities

Similar municipalities (SCB group)

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Common questions about schools in Vaggeryd

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