SDG: Least Developed Countries vs Sweden: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate

SDG: Least Developed Countries
0.684 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sweden
-0.43 % change on previous year
in 2024
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
132nd
Sweden rank
133rd

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate over time

  • SDG: Least Developed Countries
  • Sweden
-20-1001020197119972024

How they compare

SDG: Least Developed Countries currently reports 0.684 % change on previous year against -0.43 % change on previous year in Sweden, a difference of 1.11 % change on previous year.

That makes SDG: Least Developed Countries's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.

SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 132nd and Sweden ranks 133rd of 221 groups.

SDG: Least Developed Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Least Developed Countries Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 5.22 % change on previous year 2.92 % change on previous year 2.3 % change on previous year SDG: Least Developed Countries
1990s 3.69 % change on previous year -0.6045 % change on previous year 4.3 % change on previous year SDG: Least Developed Countries
2000s 4.97 % change on previous year -0.0341 % change on previous year 5.01 % change on previous year SDG: Least Developed Countries
2010s 4.12 % change on previous year 1.4 % change on previous year 2.72 % change on previous year SDG: Least Developed Countries
2020s 0.4705 % change on previous year 0.3278 % change on previous year 0.1427 % change on previous year SDG: Least Developed Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate, SDG: Least Developed Countries or Sweden?
SDG: Least Developed Countries, at 0.684 % change on previous year against -0.43 % change on previous year in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate between SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sweden?
1.11 % change on previous year, with SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sweden rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate?
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 132nd and Sweden ranks 133rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
434 places, 17,757 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.