Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 58,504 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sweden, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sweden is 58,504, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 38 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25,600 | — |
| 1972 | 28,900 | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 32,200 | +11.4% |
| 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% |
| 2002 | 55,388 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 55,705 | +0.6% |
| 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 | 30,188 | 25,600 | 34,446 | 6 |
| 1990s | 47,184 | 42,649 | 50,383 | 7 |
| 2000s | 52,771 | 49,597 | 55,705 | 10 |
| 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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 300,133 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 194,163 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sweden?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sweden was 58,504 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 58,725 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,600 in 1971.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Sweden ranks 64th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.