Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0056 number per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden stood at 0.0056 number per person.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0062 number per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 number per person, in 1971.
That places Sweden 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0032 number per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.004 number per person | +25.2% |
| 1974 | 0.004 number per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 number per person | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 number per person | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 number per person | +72.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 number per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 number per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 number per person | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 number per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 number per person | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0056 number per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 number per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 number per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0062 number per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 number per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 number per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 number per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 number per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 number per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 number per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 number per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 number per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 number per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.005 number per person | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 number per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 number per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 number per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 number per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 number per person | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0037 number per person | 0.0032 number per person | 0.0042 number per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 number per person | 0.0048 number per person | 0.0058 number per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 number per person | 0.0054 number per person | 0.0062 number per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 number per person | 0.005 number per person | 0.0056 number per person | 9 |
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 primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden was 0.0056 number per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0062 number per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 number per person in 1971.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.