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Schools in Kiruna Municipality: results and statistics

Key facts

  • Kiruna ranks 206 of 290 municipalities for Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%) (2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2025

  • Kiruna ranks 12 of 14 in Norrbottens 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 Kiruna is 63.6 %, slightly below the national level (71.9 %, 2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2025

  • Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%) in Kiruna decreased from 81.3 % (2015) to 63.6 % (2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2015–2025

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

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

Short answer: Kiruna in figures

  • Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%): 63.6 % (2025). Sweden: 71.9 % (−8.3 pp). Rank 206 of 290. Change since 2020: −11.8 pp.

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418

  • Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects): 214 points (2025). Sweden: 229 points (−15 points). Rank 168 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −4.5 % (relative change).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15507

  • Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%): 78.1 % (2025). Sweden: 84.1 % (−6.0 pp). Rank 203 (shared) of 282. Change since 2020: −4.8 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 (%)
63.6 %
2025 · −11.8 pp vs 2020
Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
214 points
2025 · −4.5 % vs 2020
Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)
78.1 %
2025 · −4.8 pp vs 2020

All indicators

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

78.1 %(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

Kiruna: 78.1 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.1 % · difference −6.0 pp

Shared rank 203 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. =201Vårgårda78.2 % · +0.1 pp
  2. =201Östhammar78.2 % · +0.1 pp
  3. =203Eksjö78.1 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =203Kiruna78.1 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =205Bengtsfors77.9 % · −0.2 pp
  6. =205Munkedal77.9 % · −0.2 pp
  7. =205Nybro77.9 % · −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 (%)

77.4 %(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

Kiruna: 77.4 % · 2025

Sweden: 82.5 % · difference −5.1 pp

Shared rank 194 of 280 municipalities with comparable data.

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

  1. 193Vara77.5 % · +0.1 pp
  2. =194Grästorp77.4 % · 0.0 pp
  3. =194Karlskrona77.4 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =194Kiruna77.4 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =194Laholm77.4 % · 0.0 pp
  6. =194Vaggeryd77.4 % · 0.0 pp
  7. =199Hagfors77.3 % · −0.1 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 (%)

63.6 %(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

Kiruna: 63.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 71.9 % · difference −8.3 pp

Rank 206 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. =202Vimmerby63.9 % · +0.3 pp
  2. =204Mark63.7 % · +0.1 pp
  3. =204Örkelljunga63.7 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 206Kiruna63.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 207Söderhamn63.2 % · −0.4 pp
  6. =208Bjurholm63.0 % · −0.6 pp
  7. =208Färgelanda63.0 % · −0.6 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 (%)

77.7 %(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

Kiruna: 77.7 % · 2025

Sweden: 71.3 % · difference +6.4 pp

Rank 32 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. 29Arvidsjaur78.4 % · +0.7 pp
  2. 30Österåker78.2 % · +0.4 pp
  3. 31Gagnef77.9 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 32Kiruna77.7 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 33Höör77.6 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 34Ekerö77.5 % · −0.2 pp
  7. 35Oxelösund77.5 % · −0.3 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 (%)

78.5 %(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

Kiruna: 78.5 % · 2025

Sweden: 74.8 % · difference +3.8 pp

Rank 64 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. 61Mölndal78.7 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 62Nyköping78.6 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 63Timrå78.5 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 64Kiruna78.5 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 65Habo78.5 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 66Kungsbacka78.5 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 67Svedala78.3 % · −0.2 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)

214 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

Kiruna: 214.0 points · 2025

Sweden: 229.0 points · difference −15.0 points

Shared rank 168 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. =158Älvsbyn215.0 points · +1.0 points
  2. =168Bengtsfors214.0 points · 0.0 points
  3. =168Emmaboda214.0 points · 0.0 points
  4. =168Kiruna214.0 points · 0.0 points
  5. =168Ovanåker214.0 points · 0.0 points
  6. =168Sävsjö214.0 points · 0.0 points
  7. =168Tranås214.0 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)

214 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

Kiruna: 213.7 points · 2025

Sweden: 228.5 points · difference −14.8 points

Shared rank 165 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. 163Osby214.1 points · +0.4 points
  2. 164Arvika213.8 points · +0.1 points
  3. =165Hultsfred213.7 points · 0.0 points
  4. =165Kiruna213.7 points · 0.0 points
  5. =165Köping213.7 points · 0.0 points
  6. =168Gagnef213.4 points · −0.3 points
  7. =168Hässleholm213.4 points · −0.3 points

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

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