Teachers in primary education, male in Sweden
Sweden: Teachers in primary education, male was 12,552 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Sweden, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Sweden is 12,552 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 24.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Sweden peaked at 16,587 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,200 number, in 1971.
Sweden ranks 82nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5,200 number | — |
| 1973 | 5,800 number | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 7,426 number | +28.0% |
| 1975 | 8,512 number | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 6,610 number | -22.3% |
| 1993 | 13,980 number | +111.5% |
| 1994 | 13,029 number | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 12,866 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 16,447 number | +27.8% |
| 1997 | 15,716 number | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 12,038 number | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 12,423 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 12,850 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 13,878 number | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 13,551 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 13,129 number | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 12,278 number | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 11,929 number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 11,528 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 11,623 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11,303 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 11,202 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11,214 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10,935 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 14,299 number | +30.8% |
| 2014 | 14,492 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 14,987 number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 15,475 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 16,587 number | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 12,552 number | -24.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 12,552 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,866 number, 6.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 12,552 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,461 number, 5.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +111.5% | 6,610 number | 13,980 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,710 number | 5,200 number | 8,512 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 13,786 number | 12,038 number | 16,447 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 12,452 number | 11,303 number | 13,878 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,527 number | 10,935 number | 16,587 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Sweden?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Sweden was 12,552 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 16,587 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,200 number in 1971.
- How does Sweden rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Sweden ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/