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

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

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

  • Sweden
  • WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
-20-1001020197119972024

How they compare

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification'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.

Sweden ranks 133rd and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 132nd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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

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, Sweden or WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 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 Sweden and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
1.11 % change on previous year, with WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Sweden and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate?
Sweden ranks 133rd and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 132nd of 213 countries.
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.