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

Sweden, at 12,648 number against 12,551 number in Zambia as of 2018.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.

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.

Sweden vs Zambia: Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Sweden

12,648 number

in 2018

Zambia

12,551 number

in 2014

Sweden rank

53rd

Zambia rank

54th

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

Sweden
Zambia

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 12,648 number against 12,551 number in Zambia, a difference of 97 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 53rd and Zambia ranks 54th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10,082 number	2,232 number	7,850 number	Sweden
2000s	12,734 number	2,704 number	10,030 number	Sweden
2010s	10,052 number	6,279 number	3,773 number	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Sweden or Zambia?: Sweden, at 12,648 number against 12,551 number in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Sweden and Zambia?: 97 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zambia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
How do Sweden and Zambia rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?: Sweden ranks 53rd and Zambia ranks 54th 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/