Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 13,047 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sweden, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sweden stood at 13,047.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sweden peaked at 16,587 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,200, in 1971.
Sweden ranks 82nd of 212 countries on this measure, 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, male (number), gaps filled in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5,200 | — |
| 1972 | 5,500 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 5,800 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 7,426 | +28.0% |
| 1975 | 8,512 | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 6,610 | -22.3% |
| 1993 | 13,980 | +111.5% |
| 1994 | 13,029 | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 12,866 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 16,447 | +27.8% |
| 1997 | 15,716 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 12,038 | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 12,423 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 12,850 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 13,878 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 13,714 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 13,551 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 13,129 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 12,278 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 11,929 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 11,528 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 11,623 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11,303 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 11,202 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11,214 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10,935 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 14,299 | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 14,492 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 14,987 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 15,475 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 16,587 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 12,552 | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 12,885 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13,080 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 13,037 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 13,196 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 13,135 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 13,047 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,508 | 5,200 | 8,512 | 6 |
| 1990s | 13,786 | 12,038 | 16,447 | 7 |
| 2000s | 12,578 | 11,303 | 13,878 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,463 | 10,935 | 16,587 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,099 | 13,037 | 13,196 | 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, female (number), gaps filled 58,504 (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, male (number), gaps filled in Sweden?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sweden was 13,047 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 16,587 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 in 1971.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Sweden ranks 82nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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.