Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 20,531 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sweden, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 20,531 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sweden peaked at 25,068 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16,448 number, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 46th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22,540 number | — |
| 1994 | 23,535 number | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 25,068 number | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 24,139 number | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 16,448 number | -31.9% |
| 1999 | 17,399 number | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 17,585 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 17,697 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 18,568 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 18,752 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19,230 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 19,887 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 20,318 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 21,084 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 21,136 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 20,932 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 21,096 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 20,447 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 20,390 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 19,054 number | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 19,009 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 19,029 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 20,122 number | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 20,531 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,522 number | 16,448 number | 25,068 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 19,362 number | 17,585 number | 21,136 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 20,068 number | 19,009 number | 21,096 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sweden?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Sweden was 20,531 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 25,068 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,448 number in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 46th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.