Teachers in primary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in primary education, female was 58,504 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Sweden, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 58,504 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Sweden peaked at 58,725 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25,600, in 1971.
That places Sweden 64th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25,600 | — |
| 1973 | 32,200 | +25.8% |
| 1974 | 32,407 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 34,446 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 27,575 | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 50,383 | +82.7% |
| 1994 | 48,606 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 48,304 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 42,955 | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 42,649 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 47,891 | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 49,497 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 52,678 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 55,071 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 55,705 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 55,196 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 53,238 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 50,968 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 49,782 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 49,597 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 50,090 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 49,194 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 51,215 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 51,507 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 47,806 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 48,975 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 50,472 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 51,443 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 53,802 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 56,697 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 57,510 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 57,876 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 57,740 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 58,066 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 58,725 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 58,504 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,446 | 25,600 | 34,446 | 5 |
| 1990s | 47,184 | 42,649 | 50,383 | 7 |
| 2000s | 52,481 | 49,597 | 55,705 | 9 |
| 2010s | 51,862 | 47,806 | 57,510 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,182 | 57,740 | 58,725 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Sweden?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Sweden was 58,504 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 58,725 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,600 in 1971.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 64th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release