Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.1764 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1971β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sweden is 0.1764 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 0.1764 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0756 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Sweden ranks 155th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | 0.1055 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.1497 units per square kilometre | 0.1433 units per square kilometre | 0.158 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1603 units per square kilometre | 0.1503 units per square kilometre | 0.17 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1604 units per square kilometre | 0.1483 units per square kilometre | 0.1728 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1749 units per square kilometre | 0.1738 units per square kilometre | 0.1764 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 152 Ukraine 0.1833 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Vanuatu 0.1793 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Guinea 0.1787 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Mozambique 0.1699 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Peru 0.1698 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Colombia 0.1629 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Sweden
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sweden?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sweden was 0.1764 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1764 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0756 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Sweden rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Sweden ranks 155th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.