Teacher supply map

Where is it hardest to recruit teachers?

The teacher shortage is not evenly distributed. The map combines two dimensions: the share of uncertified teachers and the number of pupils per teacher. Municipalities where both are high have an acute shortage — they glow red. Green municipalities have good supply. The pattern reveals that it is not just rural areas that struggle.

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Where is it hardest to recruit teachers?

Sweden’s teacher shortage is well documented, but it is not evenly distributed. The map visualises a shortage index combining two measures: the share of teachers without certification (from Kolada) and the number of pupils per teacher.

The shortage index is calculated as (100 − certification rate) × (pupils per teacher / national average). A municipality with low certification and many pupils per teacher gets a high index — signalling that both quality and quantity are lacking.

Statistics: academic year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket open data, Kolada and SCB. Processed by Skolkoll. Glossary · About the data.

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Certified teachers(Skolverket)Pupils per teacher(Skolverket)

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