Teachers in primary education, male in Sweden

Sweden: Teachers in primary education, male was 12,552 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
12,552 number
Change on year
down 24.3%
World rank
82nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
16,587 number
in 2017
All-time low
5,200 number
in 1971
Years of data
30
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Sweden, 1971–2018

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k1971199420181971: 5.2k number1973: 5.8k number1974: 7.4k number1975: 8.5k number1976: 6.6k number1993: 14.0k number1994: 13.0k number1995: 12.9k number1996: 16.4k number1997: 15.7k number1998: 12.0k number1999: 12.4k number2000: 12.8k number2001: 13.9k number2003: 13.6k number2004: 13.1k number2005: 12.3k number2006: 11.9k number2007: 11.5k number2008: 11.6k number2009: 11.3k number2010: 11.2k number2011: 11.2k number2012: 10.9k number2013: 14.3k number2014: 14.5k number2015: 15.0k number2016: 15.5k number2017: 16.6k number2018: 12.6k number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 79 Norway 13,463 number compare
  2. 80 Belgium 12,743 number compare
  3. 81 Netherlands 12,730 number compare
  4. 83 Dominican Republic 12,235 number compare
  5. 84 Honduras 11,335 number compare
  6. 85 Italy 11,299 number compare

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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

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

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/