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Schools in Västra Götaland County

2,778 school unitsSkolkoll's statistics include school units that are open/active in Skolverket's register. Dormant units (Vilande — temporarily without students) and discontinued units (Upphörd — permanently closed) are excluded. across 49 municipalities.802 compulsory schools and 256 upper-secondary schools.

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  3. 3Check the dataReview sources, SALSA and method.

Key metrics — Västra Götaland

Municipalities
49
School units
2,778
Pupils
316,754
Average merit value
225 (236 schools)→
Qualified teachers
74.5%→
Pupils per teacher
12.1
Municipal / Independent
2,247 / 531

Municipalities in Västra Götaland

MunicipalitySchoolsPupilsAverage meritQualified teachersSALSA
Göteborg794107,300232.676.4%+1.7
Borås15722,891217.174.2%-2.6
Uddevalla9911,113226.376.4%-2.1
Lerum9810,02223077.5%-14.2
Trollhättan9711,438229.172.1%+4.0
Skövde9312,561213.873.2%-15.8
Mölndal8811,689239.781.7%-3.8
Härryda767,296246.578.5%-2.7
Vänersborg736,741208.374.5%-10.0
Kungälv739,560231.376.7%-8.7
Alingsås708,573220.675.4%-13.8
Mark666,554206.273.1%-16.5
Lidköping667,536222.179.6%-9.8
Partille647,765239.575.4%-5.3
Falköping616,02721570.9%-9.0
Ale516,064223.176.1%-5.2
Ulricehamn454,171209.771.2%-9.0
Stenungsund445,477213.683.3%-14.5
Mariestad404,292206.368.1%-18.0
Skara343,765216.775.7%-6.0
Vara312,811204.373.7%-9.0
Tidaholm291,773—64.6%-10.0
Tranemo292,017215.379.7%-1.0
Tanum281,660208.267.7%-12.5
Öckerö282,063228.681.9%-11.3
Svenljunga271,35019768%-6.0
Strömstad272,22823158%+17.0
Åmål272,425204.375.4%-13.0
Orust261,47022076.6%-5.5
Lysekil242,290218.263.4%-9.0
Herrljunga241,578211.172.9%-10.5
Lilla Edet242,238210.665.9%+3.0
Vårgårda231,968202.267.1%-20.0
Munkedal231,786203.368.1%-16.0
Hjo231,345216.975.1%-14.0
Töreboda191,416187.758.9%-29.0
Tjörn192,17822375.1%-1.0
Mellerud181,348197.272.3%-9.0
Tibro171,876210.365.6%-8.0
Götene172,044204.467.5%-13.0
Essunga16821177.669.8%-36.0
Bollebygd151,580212.873.3%-20.0
Sotenäs14941224.157.8%-3.0
Färgelanda14828200.566.4%-10.0
Bengtsfors131,049213.269.9%-2.0
Karlsborg11861217.782.1%-12.0
Dals-Ed10667225.971.9%+1.0
Gullspång8571179.177.2%-27.0
Grästorp5737218.371.6%-1.0
National average——228.573.3%—

Merit value by municipality in Västra Götaland

Average year-9 merit value per municipality, sorted from highest to lowest.

Härryda
246.5
Mölndal
239.7
Partille
239.5
Göteborg
232.6
Kungälv
231.3
Strömstad
231
Lerum
230
Trollhättan
229.1
Öckerö
228.6
Uddevalla
226.3
Dals-Ed
225.9
Sotenäs
224.1
Ale
223.1
Tjörn
223
Lidköping
222.1
Alingsås
220.6
Orust
220
Grästorp
218.3
Lysekil
218.2
Karlsborg
217.7
Borås
217.1
Hjo
216.9
Skara
216.7
Tranemo
215.3
Falköping
215
Skövde
213.8
Stenungsund
213.6
Bengtsfors
213.2
Bollebygd
212.8
Herrljunga
211.1
Lilla Edet
210.6
Tibro
210.3
Ulricehamn
209.7
Vänersborg
208.3
Tanum
208.2
Mariestad
206.3
Mark
206.2
Götene
204.4
Vara
204.3
Åmål
204.3
Munkedal
203.3
Vårgårda
202.2
Färgelanda
200.5
Mellerud
197.2
Svenljunga
197
Töreboda
187.7
Gullspång
179.1
Essunga
177.6

Green = above national average (228.5), orange = below national average.

School forms

Preschool (1,413)
Compulsory school (802)
After-school care (688)
Preschool class (563)
Upper secondary school (256)
Adult education (142)
Adapted compulsory school (140)
Adapted upper secondary school (40)
Open leisure-time activities (38)
Special needs school (1)

Top merit-value schools in Västra Götaland

Top 10 schools by year-9 merit value.

SchoolMunicipalityProviderMerit valueSALSAQualified teachersPupils
JENSEN grundskola GöteborgGöteborgJensen Education College AB292.2+34.062.7%150
Svenska Balettskolan 4-9GöteborgGöteborgs kommun288.5+22.087.8%100
ISGR/Swedish-EnglishGöteborgGöteborgsregionens Kommunalförbund276.1+20.084%210
Göteborgs Högre Samskola gr.GöteborgStiftelsen Göteborgs Högre Samskola273.5+14.094.6%460
Stiftelsen The English School GothenburgGöteborgStiftelsen English School In Gothenburg273.2+8.048%410
Kärralundsskolan F-9GöteborgGöteborgs kommun271.6+21.098.5%400
Noblaskolan LindholmenGöteborgVindseglet AB270.1+9.076.8%310
Fridaskolan, HärrydaHärrydaFridaskolorna AB267.4+6.071.5%550
VasaskolanGöteborgStiftelsen För Kristna Skolor266.3+8.074%290
Noblaskolan Nya Hovås åk 6-9GöteborgAcadeMedia Grundskolor AB264.6+2.066.8%450
County average (Västra Götaland)——225—74.5%316,754

Demographic context — Västra Götaland

Aggregated SCB data for 49 municipalities in the county.

Households (total)
835,184
Child poverty (avg.)
16.3%
Economic standard (median, avg.)
363 SEK
Net migration
+3,969

Source: SCB.

Common questions about schools in Västra Götaland County

What are the merit values in Västra Götaland County?
The average year-9 merit value in Västra Götaland County is 225 points (based on 236 schools). The highest merit value belongs to JENSEN grundskola Göteborg in Göteborg with 292.2 points.
How high is the teacher qualification rate in Västra Götaland County?
The average share of qualified teachers in Västra Götaland County is 74.5%. The average pupil-to-teacher ratio is 12.1.
Which municipality in Västra Götaland has the best school results?
Härryda has the highest average merit value among municipalities in Västra Götaland County with 246.5 points. There are 49 municipalities in the county in total.

Statistics: school year 2024/25. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.Glossary · About the data.

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