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Schools in Luleå Municipality: results and statistics

Key facts

  • Luleå ranks 39 of 290 municipalities for Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%) (2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2025

  • Luleå ranks 5 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 Luleå is 78.0 %, slightly above the national level (71.9 %, 2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2025

  • Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%) in Luleå decreased from 86.8 % (2015) to 78.0 % (2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2015–2025

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

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

Short answer: Luleå in figures

  • Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%): 78.0 % (2025). Sweden: 71.9 % (+6.1 pp). Rank 39 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −3.2 pp.

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418

  • Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects): 229 points (2025). Sweden: 229 points (±0 points). Rank 50 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −0.4 % (relative change).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15507

  • Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%): 87.6 % (2025). Sweden: 84.1 % (+3.5 pp). Rank 45 (shared) of 282. Change since 2020: −0.9 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 (%)
78.0 %
2025 · −3.2 pp vs 2020
Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
229 points
2025 · −0.4 % vs 2020
Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)
87.6 %
2025 · −0.9 pp vs 2020

All indicators

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

87.6 %(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

Luleå: 87.6 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.1 % · difference +3.5 pp

Shared rank 45 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. 43Kungsbacka87.8 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 44Sundbyberg87.7 % · +0.1 pp
  3. =45Filipstad87.6 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =45Luleå87.6 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 47Åre87.5 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 48Hjo87.4 % · −0.2 pp
  7. =49Stenungsund87.3 % · −0.3 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 (%)

86.7 %(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

Luleå: 86.7 % · 2025

Sweden: 82.5 % · difference +4.2 pp

Rank 48 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. =45Stenungsund86.9 % · +0.2 pp
  2. =45Värmdö86.9 % · +0.2 pp
  3. 47Jönköping86.8 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 48Luleå86.7 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 49Skurup86.6 % · −0.1 pp
  6. =50Hofors86.5 % · −0.2 pp
  7. =50Solna86.5 % · −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 (%)

78.0 %(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

Luleå: 78.0 % · 2025

Sweden: 71.9 % · difference +6.1 pp

Shared rank 39 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. =36Vallentuna78.6 % · +0.6 pp
  2. 38Stockholm78.5 % · +0.5 pp
  3. =39Kalmar78.0 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =39Luleå78.0 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 41Huddinge77.9 % · −0.1 pp
  6. =42Hjo77.7 % · −0.3 pp
  7. =42Sundbyberg77.7 % · −0.3 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 (%)

70.8 %(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

Luleå: 70.8 % · 2025

Sweden: 71.3 % · difference −0.5 pp

Rank 126 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. 123Åre71.1 % · +0.3 pp
  2. 124Hudiksvall71.1 % · +0.3 pp
  3. 125Laholm71.0 % · +0.2 pp
  4. 126Luleå70.8 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 127Sölvesborg70.7 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 128Kil70.7 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 129Sunne70.7 % · −0.1 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 (%)

75.8 %(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

Luleå: 75.8 % · 2025

Sweden: 74.8 % · difference +1.1 pp

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. 103Laxå75.9 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 104Nybro75.9 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 105Munkedal75.8 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 106Luleå75.8 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 107Orust75.8 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 108Skellefteå75.8 % · −0.0 pp
  7. 109Västerås75.7 % · −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)

229 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

Luleå: 229.0 points · 2025

Sweden: 229.0 points · difference 0.0 points

Shared rank 50 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. =50Höör229.0 points · 0.0 points
  2. =50Landskrona229.0 points · 0.0 points
  3. =50Leksand229.0 points · 0.0 points
  4. =50Luleå229.0 points · 0.0 points
  5. =50Norrköping229.0 points · 0.0 points
  6. =50Växjö229.0 points · 0.0 points
  7. =59Boxholm228.0 points · −1.0 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)

229 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

Luleå: 229.0 points · 2025

Sweden: 228.5 points · difference +0.5 points

Shared rank 51 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. 49Norrköping229.6 points · +0.6 points
  2. 50Leksand229.3 points · +0.3 points
  3. =51Järfälla229.0 points · 0.0 points
  4. =51Luleå229.0 points · 0.0 points
  5. 53Karlstad228.7 points · −0.3 points
  6. 54Lerum228.6 points · −0.4 points
  7. 55Härjedalen228.4 points · −0.6 points

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

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