Analysis

Independent school groups

48 groups operate 1139 schools with 208,776 students in 115 municipalities. Here is how they perform compared to municipal schools and standalone independent schools.

Group schools vs municipal vs standalone independent

All active schools divided into three categories: schools belonging to a group, independent schools with a single organiser (no group affiliation), and municipal schools.

Category Schools Students Avg merit yr 9 Avg certified teachers Avg students/teacher
Group schools 1139 208,776 239.5 52.7 % 14.0
Independent (not in group) 2401 163,550 240.3 39.3 % 11.7
Municipal 12259 1,474,617 221.6 56.4 % 11.9

Merit score and teacher certification are unadjusted averages. For a demographics-adjusted comparison see Groups vs SALSA.

Largest groups by student count

# Group Schools Students Municipalities Avg merit Certified teachers SALSA deviation
1 AcadeMedia AB 379 76,257 69 239.1 56.7 % +5.0
2 Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige Holdings AB 48 29,420 38 254.3 55.7 % +12.8
3 Magnora Aktiebolag 36 13,940 24 243.4 73.7 % +6.5
4 DeMina Holding AB 151 13,413 30 257.9 38.9 % +14.8
5 JENSEN group AB 51 11,225 21 266.0 58.4 % +27.7
6 Edukatus Alliance Holding AB 55 9,035 33 235.6 65.3 % -3.1
7 Cedergrenska AB 20 6,209 5 208.3 53.6 % -34.2
8 Gen Futura AB 34 6,182 25 233.5 65.9 % +21.7
9 DIBBER AS 100 5,838 22 251.3 30.7 % +20.8
10 Frida Utbildning AB 16 4,514 6 241.4 58.4 % -1.2

Geographic spread

The map shows all 1109 group schools with coordinates. Each dot represents a school belonging to an independent school group.

Click on a dot to open the school page.

All 48 groups

Sorted by number of schools. Click on a group for a detailed page with subsidiaries and school lists.

# Group Schools Students Subsidiaries Municipalities Avg merit Certified teachers SALSA
1 AcadeMedia AB 379 76,257 49 69 239.1 56.7 % +5.0
2 DeMina Holding AB 151 13,413 45 30 257.9 38.9 % +14.8
3 DIBBER AS 100 5,838 21 22 251.3 30.7 % +20.8
4 Edukatus Alliance Holding AB 55 9,035 9 33 235.6 65.3 % -3.1
5 JENSEN group AB 51 11,225 2 21 266.0 58.4 % +27.7
6 Internationella Engelska Skolan i Sverige Holdings AB 48 29,420 1 38 254.3 55.7 % +12.8
7 Magnora Aktiebolag 36 13,940 1 24 243.4 73.7 % +6.5
8 BINA HOLDING AB 34 2,447 4 12 232.7 34.2 % -9.3
9 Gen Futura AB 34 6,182 4 25 233.5 65.9 % +21.7
10 Cedergrenska AB 20 6,209 12 5 208.3 53.6 % -34.2
11 Almwik Holding AB 19 4,098 2 8 242.6 60.2 % +4.2
12 Lilla Park och Min Skola AB 18 1,050 13 11 184.0 64.7 %
13 Magelhusen AB 18 570 1 11 113.3 60.2 %
14 Ambea AB ( publ ) 17 220 8 9 161.7 40.8 %
15 Frida Utbildning AB 16 4,514 1 6 241.4 58.4 % -1.2
16 Watma Group AB 15 4,460 4 12 255.2 63.6 % +24.0
17 Tisenhult-gruppen AB 13 2,750 1 5 279.1 16.6 % +29.6
18 STIFTELSEN LIVETS ORD, BIBELCENTER O FÖRLAG 11 848 3 2 225.1 54.7 %
19 NAPPA AB 9 398 1 5 177.8 49.6 % -55.0
20 Move & Walk Förvaltning AB 6 1 3
21 TED International Holding AB 6 2,350 3 5 235.4 66.3 % +3.2
22 British Schools AB 5 1,145 2 1 264.8 42.3 %
23 Svensson Enterprises AB 5 780 3 3 236.1 82.3 %
24 Wejshag Invest AB 5 700 2 5 67.3 %
25 Amerikanska Gymnasiet i Sverige AB 5 2,010 1 4 74.7 %
26 Ekberg, Lund & Partners Aktiebolag 4 290 1 4 81.3 %
27 Impius AB 4 70 2 2 52.1 %
28 Anton i Skåne AB 4 560 1 1 212.0 67.9 % -15.5
29 A.S. Febo AB 4 760 1 4 237.6 53.9 % -8.0
30 PROCURAMA AB 3 1,270 2 2 71.9 %
31 RegattaKompetens AB 3 470 1 3 82.1 %
32 JWA Management AB 3 300 3 3 60.2 %
33 AB Parts & Paomees 3 830 1 1 299.3 +35.5
34 Aspero Invest AB 3 870 1 3 77.0 %
35 Reprendo AB 3 290 2 3 74.9 %
36 Academy X Holding AB 3 320 3 3 58.1 %
37 Sagostigen Holding AB 3 236 2 1 242.1 29.1 %
38 Suzang Stockholm Holding AB 3 169 2 1 238.8 38.0 %
39 STIFTELSEN EUROPASKOLAN 3 1,050 2 1 264.7 62.8 %
40 Dille Bolagen Aktiebolag 2 310 1 2 77.6 %
41 Hergla Fastighetsbolag AB 2 160 1 1 239.8 56.0 %
42 Serudia AB 2 120 1 1 79.1 %
43 Livslinjen Terapi och Konsult Sverige AB 2 140 2 1 63.5 %
44 Attendo AB (publ) 2 50 2 2 36.3 %
45 AlmaWoll AB 2 30 1 2 170.8 42.6 %
46 ES Sustainable Real Estate AB 2 252 2 1 239.0 58.1 %
47 STIFTELSEN DORMSJÖSKOLAN 2 10 1 1 59.1 %
48 Svangrens Holding AB 1 360 1 1 257.9 52.0 %

Methodology and sources

Group affiliation is established via Skolkoll's ownership chain lookup (koncern-lookup.json) which links each school organiser's org number to the group's top-level company. 594 operational companies are mapped.

SALSA score is the average of each group school's SALSA score (the difference between actual and expected merit score given the student demographics). Groups with fewer than 2 SALSA-matched schools are shown as “—”.

Statistics refer to the most recent school year. Sources: Skolverket (National Agency for Education), Bolagsverket (Swedish Companies Registration Office), SALSA.

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