Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Peru or Sweden?

Peru, at 88,545 number against 82,797 number in Sweden as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sweden?

17 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.

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.

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

Peru

88,545 number

in 2019

Sweden

82,797 number

in 2018

Peru rank

18th

Sweden rank

21st

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

Peru
Sweden

How they compare

Peru currently reports 88,545 number against 82,797 number in Sweden, a difference of 5,748 number.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sweden ahead.

Peru ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 21st of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,367 number	17,289 number	13,922 number	Sweden
1990s	28,220 number	17,122 number	11,098 number	Peru
2000s	45,557 number	34,176 number	11,381 number	Peru
2010s	84,920 number	81,586 number	3,334 number	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Peru or Sweden?: Peru, at 88,545 number against 82,797 number in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Peru and Sweden?: 5,748 number, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sweden?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Peru and Sweden rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?: Peru ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 21st of 185 countries.
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: 21 August 2026

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.