Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 36,299 number in 2018. ▬ Flat
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sweden, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 36,299 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sweden peaked at 40,704 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 26,661 number, in 1998.
That places Sweden 53rd out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 40,704 number | — |
| 1994 | 39,398 number | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 31,121 number | -21.0% |
| 1997 | 30,572 number | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 26,661 number | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 28,020 number | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 30,028 number | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 31,355 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 33,672 number | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 35,380 number | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 38,137 number | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 38,262 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 39,984 number | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 39,216 number | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 38,621 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 37,284 number | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 35,155 number | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 33,188 number | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 31,830 number | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 29,378 number | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 29,293 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 29,745 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 30,720 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 32,751 number | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 36,299 number | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,746 number | 26,661 number | 40,704 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 36,194 number | 30,028 number | 39,984 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,040 number | 29,293 number | 36,299 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,871 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 458,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 494,296 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 300,133 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sweden?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sweden was 36,299 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 40,704 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,661 number in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 53rd out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.