Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 56,697 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Sweden, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 56,697 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Sweden peaked at 56,697 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25,600 number, in 1971.
That places Sweden 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25,600 number | — |
| 1973 | 32,200 number | +25.8% |
| 1974 | 32,407 number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 34,446 number | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 27,575 number | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 50,383 number | +82.7% |
| 1994 | 48,606 number | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 48,304 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 42,955 number | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 42,649 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 47,891 number | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 49,497 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 52,678 number | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 55,071 number | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 55,705 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 55,196 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 53,238 number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 50,968 number | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 49,782 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 49,597 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 50,090 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 49,194 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 51,215 number | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 51,507 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 47,806 number | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 48,975 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 50,472 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 51,443 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 53,802 number | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 56,697 number | +5.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 56,697 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 3.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 56,697 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 2.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 | +82.7% | 27,575 number | 50,383 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,446 number | 25,600 number | 34,446 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 47,184 number | 42,649 number | 50,383 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 52,481 number | 49,597 number | 55,705 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 51,235 number | 47,806 number | 56,697 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Sweden?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Sweden was 56,697 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 56,697 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,600 number in 1971.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 58th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.