Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 35,478 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Sweden, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 35,478 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Sweden peaked at 37,963 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25,053 number, in 1993.
That places Sweden 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25,053 number | — |
| 1994 | 26,608 number | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 30,173 number | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 33,498 number | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 28,917 number | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 29,851 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 30,937 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 33,749 number | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 36,413 number | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 37,963 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 37,684 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 36,386 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 36,479 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 36,569 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 36,229 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 29,173 number | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 30,831 number | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 32,409 number | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 32,628 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 33,336 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 34,133 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 34,387 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 34,710 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 35,478 number | +2.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 35,478 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,609 number, 2.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 35,478 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,009 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,850 number | 25,053 number | 33,498 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 35,226 number | 29,851 number | 37,963 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,009 number | 29,173 number | 35,478 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Sweden?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Sweden was 35,478 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 37,963 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,053 number in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.