Sweden's national averages
National averages for Swedish school statistics 2023/24. Use this page when you need a citable source to validate a claim like "the school is above the national average" — every value has a source, year and link to its calculation method.
The most-asked national averages
Click a card to see how it's calculated, or pick a category below to dive deeper.
- Merit score, year 9 227.7 pts
- National test Swedish, year 9 13.1 pts
- National test mathematics, year 9 11.3 pts
- National test English, year 9 15.8 pts
- Eligible for upper secondary, year 9 86.1 %
- Graduation within 3 years (upper secondary) 82.3 %
- Share of certified teachers 72.3 %
- Children per staff (preschool) 5.1 children
By school form & metric
Pick a category to see all national averages with year, source and calculation method.
- Compulsory school (year 9) National tests, merit score, eligibility, teacher density, attendance, grade distribution.
- Upper secondary 3-year graduation, higher-ed eligibility, grade points, grade distribution.
- Preschool Children per staff, share of qualified preschool teachers, enrolment rate.
- After-school care Children per staff, share with pedagogical degree, enrolment rate.
- Adult education Komvux: pass rate, certified teachers.
- Municipal arts school Share of pupils, fee, gender distribution.
- Costs Cost per pupil, split by teaching, facilities, meals, learning aids, student health.
- Demographics Foreign background share, municipal/independent split, tax capacity.
How to validate a value
- Pick the right category. National-test results, merit score and teacher density are under Compulsory school; graduation, higher-ed eligibility and grade points are under Upper secondary.
- Note the year. Skolverket and Kolada publish datasets at different points in time. Compare the school's value with the national average from the same school year.
- Check the unit. Merit score is points (max 340/350), eligibility is per cent, teacher density is pupils per teacher. Don't conflate them.
- Source. Click the source link next to each value for Skolverket's or Kolada's original publication. Skolkoll doesn't massage the figures — we take means across active schools or municipalities.
- Need a deeper analysis? See the method policy for exact formulas, or write to redaktionen@skolkoll.se.
Journalist? For journalists has a curated overview with contact details, a quotes page and downloadable datasets.
About the data
- Skolverket — school statistics
- Last synced 2026-05-07
- Skolverket — grades & national tests
- Last synced 2026-05-03
- Kolada — municipal indicators
- Last synced 2026-05-03
All values are open data under CC BY 4.0. The full dataset can be downloaded from /en/download/.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I find the national average for a specific value?
Open the right school form in the category grid above, or follow the anchor link next to any value on a school or municipality page (e.g. "above the national average"). Every national-average value has a stable anchor you can share directly.
How is the national average calculated?
For school-level metrics (merit score, national-test results, teacher density) we take the mean across all active schools that have data with Skolverket. For municipality-level metrics (costs, demographics) we take the unweighted mean across Sweden's municipalities from Kolada. Each subpage and the method policy document the exact formula per metric.
Why do years differ between values?
Skolverket and Kolada release datasets at different points in time. We always publish the latest available value per metric and stamp the year next to the value so you can compare like-for-like.
Can I download all national averages as CSV?
Yes. The full Skolkoll dataset is available under CC BY 4.0 from /en/download/. The aggregated files contain the national averages; per-school and per-municipality raw data are included in the same package.
How often are values updated?
Skolverket releases the bulk of school-year data in the autumn after the school year ends. Kolada updates continuously. We sync sources automatically and stamp each value with the sync date.