SDG: Least Developed Countries vs Sweden: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

SDG: Least Developed Countries
4.43 million
in 2024
Sweden
71,551
in 2024
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
73rd
Sweden rank
72nd

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • SDG: Least Developed Countries
  • Sweden
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How they compare

SDG: Least Developed Countries currently reports 4.43 million against 71,551 in Sweden, a difference of 4.36 million.

That makes SDG: Least Developed Countries's figure about 62.0 times Sweden's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, SDG: Least Developed Countries has been ahead every year.

SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 72nd 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 732,090 36,413 695,677 SDG: Least Developed Countries
1990s 1.59 million 60,969 1.53 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2000s 2.33 million 65,292 2.26 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2010s 3.77 million 65,325 3.70 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2020s 4.41 million 71,281 4.34 million 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), gaps filled, SDG: Least Developed Countries or Sweden?
SDG: Least Developed Countries, at 4.43 million against 71,551 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sweden?
4.36 million, with SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sweden?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sweden rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 72nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.