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

Greece, at 13,809 number against 12,648 number in Sweden as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Greece and Sweden?

1,161 number, with Greece ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.

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.

Greece vs Sweden: Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Greece

13,809 number

in 2018

Sweden

12,648 number

in 2018

Greece rank

50th

Sweden rank

53rd

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

Greece
Sweden

How they compare

Greece currently reports 13,809 number against 12,648 number in Sweden, a difference of 1,161 number.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.

Greece ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 53rd of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13,078 number	11,936 number	1,143 number	Greece
2000s	14,593 number	13,562 number	1,030 number	Greece
2010s	13,932 number	7,974 number	5,958 number	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Greece or Sweden?: Greece, at 13,809 number against 12,648 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Greece and Sweden?: 1,161 number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?: Greece ranks 50th 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/