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Schools in Ale Municipality: results and statistics

Key facts

  • Ale ranks 106 of 290 municipalities for Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%) (2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2025

  • Ale ranks 16 of 49 in Västra Götalands län for Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%) (2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2025

  • Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%) in Ale is 71.0 %, in line with the national level (71.9 %, 2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2025

  • Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%) in Ale increased from 67.9 % (2015) to 71.0 % (2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2015–2025

Merit grades, eligibility and school results in Ale. Source: Kolada/Skolverket — latest year 2025.

Latest data year: 2025 · 7 indicators · Package version: v10 · Updated: 2026-08-09

Short answer: Ale in figures

  • Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%): 71.0 % (2025). Sweden: 71.9 % (−0.9 pp). Rank 106 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −5.5 pp.

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418

  • Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects): 225 points (2025). Sweden: 229 points (−4 points). Rank 82 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −3.0 % (relative change).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15507

  • Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%): 81.6 % (2025). Sweden: 84.1 % (−2.5 pp). Rank 150 (shared) of 282. Change since 2020: −4.7 pp.

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424

National figure and rank use the same year and value as the municipal figure; otherwise they are omitted. Rank 1 = highest value. Election-cycle series are not given annual trends. Missing values are not shown as zero.

Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%)
71.0 %
2025 · −5.5 pp vs 2020
Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
225 points
2025 · −3.0 % vs 2020
Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)
81.6 %
2025 · −4.7 pp vs 2020

All indicators

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)

81.6 %(2025)

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Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424 (Kolada:N15424) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Ale: 81.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.1 % · difference −2.5 pp

Shared rank 150 of 282 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. =146Borås81.7 % · +0.1 pp
  2. =146Hylte81.7 % · +0.1 pp
  3. =146Örnsköldsvik81.7 % · +0.1 pp
  4. =150Ale81.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =150Helsingborg81.6 % · 0.0 pp
  6. =150Karlskrona81.6 % · 0.0 pp
  7. =153Alingsås81.4 % · −0.2 pp

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15424. Definition: Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)

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Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational programmes, municipal schools (%)

81.2 %(2025)

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Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15436 (Kolada:N15436) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15436 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Ale: 81.2 % · 2025

Sweden: 82.5 % · difference −1.3 pp

Rank 136 of 280 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. =132Växjö81.5 % · +0.3 pp
  2. 134Skövde81.4 % · +0.2 pp
  3. 135Gnosjö81.3 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 136Ale81.2 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 137Askersund81.1 % · −0.1 pp
  6. =138Grums81.0 % · −0.2 pp
  7. =138Hylte81.0 % · −0.2 pp

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15436. Definition: Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational programmes, municipal schools (%)

Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%)

71.0 %(2025)

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Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 (Kolada:N15418) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Ale: 71.0 % · 2025

Sweden: 71.9 % · difference −0.9 pp

Shared rank 106 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. =102Norrköping71.4 % · +0.4 pp
  2. =104Botkyrka71.1 % · +0.1 pp
  3. =104Lessebo71.1 % · +0.1 pp
  4. =106Ale71.0 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =106Österåker71.0 % · 0.0 pp
  6. =108Jönköping70.9 % · −0.1 pp
  7. =108Upplands-Bro70.9 % · −0.1 pp

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418. Definition: Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%)

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Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)

73.1 %(2025)

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Source: Skolverket via Kolada N17445 (Kolada:N17445) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N17445 · 2014–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Ale: 73.1 % · 2025

Sweden: 71.3 % · difference +1.8 pp

Rank 86 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 83Vimmerby73.2 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 84Mariestad73.2 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 85Båstad73.1 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 86Ale73.1 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 87Karlskrona73.1 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 88Ludvika73.0 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 89Skövde73.0 % · −0.0 pp

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N17445. Definition: Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)

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Upper-secondary students graduating within 4 years, home municipality (%)

75.1 %(2025)

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Source: Skolverket via Kolada N17461 (Kolada:N17461) · 2015–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N17461 · 2015–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Ale: 75.1 % · 2025

Sweden: 74.8 % · difference +0.3 pp

Rank 122 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 119Hofors75.3 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 120Stockholm75.2 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 121Stenungsund75.2 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 122Ale75.1 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =123Tranås75.0 % · −0.1 pp
  6. =123Vännäs75.0 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 125Helsingborg75.0 % · −0.1 pp

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N17461. Definition: Upper-secondary students graduating within 4 years, home municipality (%)

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Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)

225 points(2025)

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Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15507 (Kolada:N15507) · 2015–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15507 · 2015–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Ale: 225.0 points · 2025

Sweden: 229.0 points · difference −4.0 points

Shared rank 82 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. =72Trosa226.0 points · +1.0 points
  2. =72Västerås226.0 points · +1.0 points
  3. =72Åre226.0 points · +1.0 points
  4. =82Ale225.0 points · 0.0 points
  5. =82Burlöv225.0 points · 0.0 points
  6. =82Båstad225.0 points · 0.0 points
  7. =82Kil225.0 points · 0.0 points

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15507. Definition: Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)

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Year 9 merit rating, municipality of location (17 subjects)

225 points(2025)

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Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15504 (Kolada:N15504) · 2015–2025 · Data status: complete / observed

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15504 · 2015–2025 · Observation (source value) · Method · Report an error

Ale: 224.5 points · 2025

Sweden: 228.5 points · difference −4.0 points

Shared rank 79 of 290 municipalities with comparable data.

Nearest ranks

Raw values for 2025, ranked from highest to lowest. Equal raw values share a rank. Higher does not necessarily mean better.

  1. 76Skellefteå225.1 points · +0.6 points
  2. 77Västerås224.9 points · +0.4 points
  3. 78Båstad224.6 points · +0.1 points
  4. =79Ale224.5 points · 0.0 points
  5. =79Boxholm224.5 points · 0.0 points
  6. =79Robertsfors224.5 points · 0.0 points
  7. =82Eslöv224.3 points · −0.2 points

Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15504. Definition: Year 9 merit rating, municipality of location (17 subjects)

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Deep dive

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