Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 23,651 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sweden, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sweden stood at 23,651 number.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sweden peaked at 26,412 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16,402 number, in 1998.
That places Sweden 47th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23,047 number | — |
| 1994 | 22,547 number | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 22,430 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 22,319 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 16,402 number | -26.5% |
| 1999 | 18,116 number | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 18,589 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 19,598 number | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 22,173 number | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 24,192 number | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 24,636 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 26,412 number | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 26,109 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 25,717 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 24,955 number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 23,738 number | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 22,025 number | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 20,906 number | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 22,601 number | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 22,591 number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 22,904 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 23,594 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 25,001 number | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 23,651 number | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,810 number | 16,402 number | 23,047 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 23,598 number | 18,589 number | 26,412 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 23,001 number | 20,906 number | 25,001 number | 9 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sweden?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sweden was 23,651 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 26,412 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,402 number in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 47th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.