Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 220.35 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden stood at 220.35 number.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden peaked at 459 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 102 number, in 2000.
That places Sweden 31st out of 68 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 102 number | — |
| 2001 | 109 number | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 340 number | +211.9% |
| 2005 | 334 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 333 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 334 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 367 number | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 459 number | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 425 number | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 457 number | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 422.05 number | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 221.83 number | -47.4% |
| 2014 | 229 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 223.25 number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 216.78 number | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 216.83 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 220.35 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 297.25 number | 102 number | 459 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 292.45 number | 216.78 number | 457 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden?
- Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sweden was 220.35 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 459 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 102 number in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 31st out of 68 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions (ISCED 4). 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.