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VBU Malmen in Ludvika
Upper secondary school in Ludvika, Dalarnas län · VÄSTERBERGSLAGENS UTBILDNINGSFÖRBUND,VBU
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This school performs near average
120 pupils 6.9 pupils/teacher 88.9% diploma rate
Quality dimensions
Results 65
Staff* 50
Value-added* 50
Safety* 50
Resources 92
* Missing school-specific data — using national median (50). Based on 2 of 5 dimensions.
VBU Malmen is an upper secondary school in Ludvika, Dalarnas län. The school has 120 pupils and 6.9 pupils per teacher. The diploma rate (share with diploma within 3 years) is 88.9%. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Västerbergslagens Utbildningsförbund,vbu.
Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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School signal summary
Above average
compared to national averages Pupils/teacher
6.9
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.5
Diploma within 3 years
88.9% ↑
National: 82.3% Municipality: 92.9%
Grade points
13.2 ↓
National: 13.8 Municipality: 13.8
School National Municipality
School profileSchool strengths and profile
School's strengths compared to all upper secondary schools nationally. Source: Skolverket, Schools Inspectorate. Method.
Percentile ranking
School's position among all upper secondary schools in Sweden.
Teacher density P92
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Inspection and review (Schools Inspectorate)
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Student support services Collective term for the school’s medical, psychological, psychosocial, and special-educational services.Read more in glossary → in Ludvika
Municipality-level data on student health and support resources. Source: Kolada and the Schools Inspectorate.
View all key figures for Ludvika · Source: Kolada
Student forecast — Ludvika
Population forecast for children ages 16–18 in Ludvika. Source: SCB.
861 ages 16–18 (2025)
933 ages 16–18 (2030)
872 ages 16–18 (2035)
+8.4 % Change
Staff & stability
Staff stability and qualification data, shown first at school level and then at municipality level.
Municipality
How stable the teaching workforce is in the municipality, measured as the trend in the share of qualified teachers over time. Municipality-level data from Kolada. School-specific trend is shown above under This school.
Trend: qualified teachers in Ludvika (%)
2020: 51% 2025: 51.2%
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Admission scores by programme
Latest admission scores per programme. Higher scores indicate more competition.
Building and construction programme
BA 185 points 2025
| Year | Admission score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 185 |
Vehicle and transport programme
FT 180 points 2025
| Year | Admission score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 |
Introduction programme
IMV — points 2026
| Year | Admission score |
|---|---|
| 2026 | — |
Admission score = lowest merit value that was admitted to the programme. When scores are unavailable, only the programme listing is shown. Source: Skolverket.
Graduation rate summary
Graduation rate: 88.9% graduate within 3 years. Not graduated: 11.1%How do the pupils feel? ( School survey The Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching.Read more in glossary → )
Results from the Schools Inspectorate's survey.
Share of pupils who fully or partly agree (0–100%). National average shown in brackets where available.
Trends over time
Data changes
Statistics
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Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)
Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.
Costs per pupil
Demographics & safety
Pupil demographics
Safety in the municipality
Reported crimes at municipality level — not school-specific. Source: Kolada.
Contact & AboutAbout the school
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Upper secondary results
About data and sources
Statistics are sourced from Skolverket, Kolada/RKA and SCB. Latest known data update: . Empty values mean the data is missing at source or not applicable to this school type.
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School libraries in the municipality
Municipal average from the National Library's school library statistics (2024).
School meals
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Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.
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