Euro area vs Sweden: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Euro area
851,892 number
in 2019
Sweden
82,797 number
in 2018
Euro area rank
26th
Sweden rank
21st

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Euro area
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Euro area currently reports 851,892 number against 82,797 number in Sweden, a difference of 769,095 number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 10.3 times Sweden's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 21st of 45 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 455,637 number 17,289 number 438,348 number Euro area
1990s 548,040 number 17,122 number 530,918 number Euro area
2000s 672,312 number 34,176 number 638,136 number Euro area
2010s 833,245 number 79,656 number 753,589 number Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Euro area or Sweden?
Euro area, at 851,892 number against 82,797 number in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Euro area and Sweden?
769,095 number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Sweden?
19 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Euro area and Sweden rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Euro area ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 21st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 6,393 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.