Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in Sweden
Sweden: Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 was 0 Index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in Sweden, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0 Index for trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in Sweden peaked at 109.02 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 Index, in 2025.
Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.32 Index | — |
| 2005 | 83.17 Index | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 90.42 Index | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 91.2 Index | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 90.36 Index | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 95.8 Index | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 95.13 Index | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 100 Index | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 103.39 Index | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 105.41 Index | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 106.35 Index | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 107.14 Index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 108.35 Index | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 109.02 Index | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 106.79 Index | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 100.38 Index | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 99.46 Index | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0 Index | -100.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0 Index is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.41 Index. (14 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0 Index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 103.13 Index. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -100.0% | 99.46 Index | 0 Index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.75 Index | 72.32 Index | 83.17 Index | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.52 Index | 90.36 Index | 107.14 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.33 Index | 0 Index | 109.02 Index | 6 |
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 trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in Sweden?
- Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 in Sweden was 0 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 109.02 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Index in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 14 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of actual salaries of teachers (including additional work-related payments) since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education. The default table displays index of change in actual salaries of teachers in primary education aged 25-64. The selection can be changed to display data by education level, and data in national currency. >Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.