Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Austria or Sweden?

Sweden, at 12,648 number against 12,164 number in Austria as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?

19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Sweden: Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Austria

12,164 number

in 2017

Sweden

12,648 number

in 2018

Austria rank

56th

Sweden rank

53rd

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

Austria
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 12,648 number against 12,164 number in Austria, a difference of 484 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 53rd of 137 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,532 number	9,277 number	7,255 number	Austria
2000s	13,382 number	13,241 number	141 number	Austria
2010s	12,050 number	8,588 number	3,462 number	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Austria or Sweden?: Sweden, at 12,648 number against 12,164 number in Austria as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Austria and Sweden?: 484 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?: Austria ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 53rd of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/