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Schools in Umeå Municipality: results and statistics

Key facts

  • Umeå ranks 50 of 290 municipalities for Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%) (2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2025

  • Umeå ranks 4 of 15 in Västerbottens 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 Umeå is 76.5 %, slightly above the national level (71.9 %, 2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2025

  • Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%) in Umeå decreased from 83.0 % (2015) to 76.5 % (2025).

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418 · 2015–2025

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

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

Short answer: Umeå in figures

  • Year 9 pupils passing all subjects, municipality of location (%): 76.5 % (2025). Sweden: 71.9 % (+4.6 pp). Rank 50 (shared) of 290. Change since 2020: −8.0 pp.

    Source: Skolverket via Kolada N15418

  • Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects): 230 points (2025). Sweden: 229 points (+1 points). Rank 47 (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 (%): 87.9 % (2025). Sweden: 84.1 % (+3.8 pp). Rank 40 (shared) of 282. Change since 2020: −4.1 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 (%)
76.5 %
2025 · −8.0 pp vs 2020
Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
230 points
2025 · −3.0 % vs 2020
Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes, municipality of location (%)
87.9 %
2025 · −4.1 pp vs 2020

All indicators

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

87.9 %(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

Umeå: 87.9 % · 2025

Sweden: 84.1 % · difference +3.8 pp

Shared rank 40 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. 39Ystad88.0 % · +0.1 pp
  2. =40Malung-Sälen87.9 % · 0.0 pp
  3. =40Piteå87.9 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =40Umeå87.9 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 43Kungsbacka87.8 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 44Sundbyberg87.7 % · −0.2 pp
  7. =45Filipstad87.6 % · −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 (%)

88.0 %(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

Umeå: 88.0 % · 2025

Sweden: 82.5 % · difference +5.5 pp

Rank 35 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. 32Klippan88.5 % · +0.5 pp
  2. =33Bollebygd88.4 % · +0.4 pp
  3. =33Kävlinge88.4 % · +0.4 pp
  4. 35Umeå88.0 % · 0.0 pp
  5. =36Malung-Sälen87.9 % · −0.1 pp
  6. =36Piteå87.9 % · −0.1 pp
  7. =36Stockholm87.9 % · −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 (%)

76.5 %(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

Umeå: 76.5 % · 2025

Sweden: 71.9 % · difference +4.6 pp

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. =50Gnesta76.5 % · 0.0 pp
  2. =50Nykvarn76.5 % · 0.0 pp
  3. =50Skinnskatteberg76.5 % · 0.0 pp
  4. =50Umeå76.5 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 54Mölndal76.1 % · −0.4 pp
  6. 55Öckerö76.0 % · −0.5 pp
  7. 56Höör75.7 % · −0.8 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 (%)

79.4 %(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

Umeå: 79.4 % · 2025

Sweden: 71.3 % · difference +8.1 pp

Rank 24 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. 21Piteå80.2 % · +0.9 pp
  2. 22Sollentuna79.8 % · +0.4 pp
  3. 23Härryda79.4 % · +0.1 pp
  4. 24Umeå79.4 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 25Bjurholm79.2 % · −0.2 pp
  6. 26Värmdö78.7 % · −0.6 pp
  7. 27Höganäs78.5 % · −0.8 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 (%)

81.4 %(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

Umeå: 81.4 % · 2025

Sweden: 74.8 % · difference +6.6 pp

Rank 33 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. 30Vaggeryd81.5 % · +0.2 pp
  2. 31Ödeshög81.5 % · +0.1 pp
  3. 32Ekerö81.4 % · +0.0 pp
  4. 33Umeå81.4 % · 0.0 pp
  5. 34Kävlinge81.3 % · −0.1 pp
  6. 35Vaxholm81.3 % · −0.1 pp
  7. 36Östhammar81.2 % · −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)

230 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

Umeå: 230.0 points · 2025

Sweden: 229.0 points · difference +1.0 points

Shared rank 47 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. =44Vännäs231.0 points · +1.0 points
  2. =47Dorotea230.0 points · 0.0 points
  3. =47Lessebo230.0 points · 0.0 points
  4. =47Umeå230.0 points · 0.0 points
  5. =50Falun229.0 points · −1.0 points
  6. =50Habo229.0 points · −1.0 points
  7. =50Helsingborg229.0 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)

230 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

Umeå: 229.8 points · 2025

Sweden: 228.5 points · difference +1.3 points

Rank 48 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. 45Trosa230.2 points · +0.4 points
  2. 46Habo230.1 points · +0.3 points
  3. 47Pajala230.0 points · +0.2 points
  4. 48Umeå229.8 points · 0.0 points
  5. 49Norrköping229.6 points · −0.2 points
  6. 50Leksand229.3 points · −0.5 points
  7. =51Järfälla229.0 points · −0.8 points

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

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