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

Netherlands, at 12,730 number against 12,552 number in Sweden as of 2018.

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

178 number, with Netherlands ahead.

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

14 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.

Netherlands vs Sweden: Teachers in primary education, male

Netherlands

12,730 number

in 2018

Sweden

12,552 number

in 2018

Netherlands rank

81st

Sweden rank

82nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Netherlands
Sweden

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 12,730 number against 12,552 number in Sweden, a difference of 178 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 82nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27,186 number	6,710 number	20,476 number	Netherlands
1990s	25,974 number	13,504 number	12,470 number	Netherlands
2010s	14,524 number	13,749 number	775 number	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Netherlands or Sweden?: Netherlands, at 12,730 number against 12,552 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Netherlands and Sweden?: 178 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Netherlands ranks 81st 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: 07 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/