Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Italy or Sweden?

Sweden, at 12,552 number against 11,299 number in Italy as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Italy and Sweden?

1,253 number, with Sweden ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Italy vs Sweden: Teachers in primary education, male

Italy

11,299 number

in 2018

Sweden

12,552 number

in 2018

Italy rank

85th

Sweden rank

82nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Italy
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 12,552 number against 11,299 number in Italy, a difference of 1,253 number.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	47,632 number	5,905 number	41,727 number	Italy
1990s	18,156 number	13,749 number	4,407 number	Italy
2000s	12,858 number	12,987 number	128.8 number	Sweden
2010s	10,347 number	14,732 number	4,385 number	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Italy or Sweden?: Sweden, at 12,552 number against 11,299 number in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Italy and Sweden?: 1,253 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Italy ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary 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 primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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/