Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and was 51,967 Persons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Sweden, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Sweden stood at 51,967 Persons. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Sweden peaked at 118,640 Persons in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51,967 Persons, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 8th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 101,719 Persons | — |
| 2014 | 113,063 Persons | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 110,868 Persons | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 114,650 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 118,411 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 118,640 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 52,288 Persons | -55.9% |
| 2020 | 52,228 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 52,621 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 52,397 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 52,368 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 51,967 Persons | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 104,234 Persons | 52,288 Persons | 118,640 Persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 52,316 Persons | 51,967 Persons | 52,621 Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Sweden?
- Teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Sweden was 51,967 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 118,640 Persons in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,967 Persons in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-8). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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