Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) was 1,387 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Sweden, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Sweden stood at 1,387.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Sweden peaked at 1,465 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 370, in 1998.
That places Sweden 51st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 486 | — |
| 1994 | 454 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 474 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 416 | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 370 | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 995 | +168.9% |
| 2004 | 1,426 | +43.3% |
| 2005 | 1,104 | -22.6% |
| 2006 | 1,287 | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 1,465 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 1,328 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 1,420 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 1,393 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,430 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1,386 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1,387 | +0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1,387 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.5, 16.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1,387 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 164, 8.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +168.9% | 370 | 995 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 440 | 370 | 486 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,255 | 995 | 1,465 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,328 | 1,328 | 1,328 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,403 | 1,386 | 1,430 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Sweden?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Sweden was 1,387 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,465 in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 370 in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- Sweden ranks 51st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release