Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in pre-primary education, 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 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% |
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
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
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