Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0055 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden stood at 0.0055 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0062 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 units per person, in 1971.
Sweden ranks 36th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0032 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.004 units per person | +25.2% |
| 1974 | 0.004 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 units per person | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 units per person | +72.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 units per person | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0056 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0062 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.005 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0055 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0055 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0036 units per person, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +72.3% | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0058 units per person |
| 1973 | +25.2% | 0.0032 units per person | 0.004 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 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 primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sweden was 0.0055 units per person in 2024, 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 units 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 units per person in 1971.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.