Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.13 million number
in 2015
Sweden
82,797 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Sweden rank
21st

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.13 million number against 82,797 number in Sweden, a difference of 1.05 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.7 times Sweden's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 21st of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 1.12 million number 17,122 number 1.10 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 758,828 number 34,176 number 724,651 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 1.08 million number 76,732 number 1.01 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.13 million number against 82,797 number in Sweden as of 2015.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sweden?
1.05 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sweden?
15 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2015.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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.