Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sweden, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sweden is 0.0012 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 1971.
Sweden ranks 96th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0007 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 units per person | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 0.001 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 units per person | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 units per person | +99.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 units per person | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 units per person | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per person | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 units per person | -1.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0012 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 units per person, 1.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0012 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0006 units per person, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (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 | +99.5% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
| 2013 | +29.7% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
| 1974 | +27.7% | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0009 units per person |
| 1996 | +27.6% | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0019 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0013 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, male (number), per capita in Sweden?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sweden was 0.0012 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 1971.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 96th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male 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, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.