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Schools in Salem Municipality: results and statistics

Key facts

  • Salem ranks 75 of 290 municipalities for Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%) (2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2025

  • Salem ranks 18 of 26 in Stockholms 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 Salem is 73.7 %, 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 Salem decreased from 83.9 % (2015) to 73.7 % (2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2015–2025

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

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

Short answer: Salem in figures

  • Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%): 73.7 % (2025). Sweden: 71.9 % (+1.8 pp). Rank 75 of 290. Change since 2020: −7.5 pp.

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418

  • Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects): 238 points (2025). Sweden: 229 points (+9 points). Rank 27 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −2.5 % (relative change).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15507

  • Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%): 82.9 % (2025). Sweden: 84.1 % (−1.2 pp). Rank 121 (shared) of 282. Change since 2020: −7.9 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 (%)
73.7 %
2025 · −7.5 pp vs 2020
Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
238 points
2025 · −2.5 % vs 2020
Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)
82.9 %
2025 · −7.9 pp vs 2020

All indicators

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

82.9 %(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

Salem: 82.9 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.1 % · difference −1.2 pp

Shared rank 121 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. =118Lidköping83.0 % · +0.1 pp
  2. =118Rättvik83.0 % · +0.1 pp
  3. =121Håbo82.9 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =121Salem82.9 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =121Strömstad82.9 % · 0.0 pp
  6. 124Göteborg82.8 % · −0.1 pp
  7. =125Nyköping82.7 % · −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 (%)

82.8 %(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

Salem: 82.8 % · 2025

Sweden: 82.5 % · difference +0.3 pp

Shared rank 103 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. =101Nordanstig82.9 % · +0.1 pp
  2. =101Strömstad82.9 % · +0.1 pp
  3. =103Gävle82.8 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =103Salem82.8 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =105Nässjö82.7 % · −0.1 pp
  6. =105Upplands Väsby82.7 % · −0.1 pp
  7. =105Uppsala82.7 % · −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 (%)

73.7 %(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

Salem: 73.7 % · 2025

Sweden: 71.9 % · difference +1.8 pp

Rank 75 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. =72Falun74.1 % · +0.4 pp
  2. =72Kungälv74.1 % · +0.4 pp
  3. 74Storuman73.9 % · +0.2 pp
  4. 75Salem73.7 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 76Eslöv73.6 % · −0.1 pp
  6. =77Karlskrona73.5 % · −0.2 pp
  7. =77Ängelholm73.5 % · −0.2 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 (%)

74.7 %(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

Salem: 74.7 % · 2025

Sweden: 71.3 % · difference +3.4 pp

Rank 63 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. 60Skurup74.9 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 61Falkenberg74.9 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 62Lysekil74.8 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 63Salem74.7 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 64Jönköping74.7 % · −0.0 pp
  6. 65Karlsborg74.6 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 66Knivsta74.6 % · −0.2 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 (%)

79.1 %(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

Salem: 79.1 % · 2025

Sweden: 74.8 % · difference +4.3 pp

Rank 57 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. 54Åsele79.2 % · +0.1 pp
  2. 55Nykvarn79.1 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 56Hörby79.1 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 57Salem79.1 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 58Säffle78.9 % · −0.2 pp
  6. 59Gällivare78.9 % · −0.2 pp
  7. 60Falun78.8 % · −0.3 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)

238 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

Salem: 238.0 points · 2025

Sweden: 229.0 points · difference +9.0 points

Shared rank 27 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. =25Mörbylånga239.0 points · +1.0 points
  2. =25Upplands Väsby239.0 points · +1.0 points
  3. =27Partille238.0 points · 0.0 points
  4. =27Salem238.0 points · 0.0 points
  5. 29Kungsbacka237.0 points · −1.0 points
  6. =30Aneby236.0 points · −2.0 points
  7. =30Ystad236.0 points · −2.0 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)

231 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

Salem: 231.3 points · 2025

Sweden: 228.5 points · difference +2.8 points

Rank 40 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. 37Göteborg232.2 points · +0.9 points
  2. 38Höganäs232.1 points · +0.8 points
  3. 39Nykvarn231.7 points · +0.4 points
  4. 40Salem231.3 points · 0.0 points
  5. 41Lessebo231.2 points · −0.1 points
  6. =42Landskrona231.0 points · −0.3 points
  7. =42Strömstad231.0 points · −0.3 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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