Sweden vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Sweden
71,551
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
4.08 million
in 2024
Sweden rank
72nd
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
75th

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

  • Sweden
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
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How they compare

UIS: North America and Western Europe currently reports 4.08 million against 71,551 in Sweden, a difference of 4.00 million.

That makes UIS: North America and Western Europe's figure about 57.0 times Sweden's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, UIS: North America and Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 72nd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 75th of 216 countries.

UIS: North America and Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
1970s 36,413 3.19 million 3.15 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
1990s 60,969 3.29 million 3.23 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
2000s 65,292 3.66 million 3.59 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
2010s 65,325 3.85 million 3.78 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
2020s 71,281 4.04 million 3.97 million UIS: North America and Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Sweden or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
UIS: North America and Western Europe, at 4.08 million against 71,551 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
4.00 million, with UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Sweden ranks 72nd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 75th of 216 countries.
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.