Teachers in secondary education, male in Sweden

Sweden: Teachers in secondary education, male was 30,257 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
30,257 number
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
67th
of 190 countries
All-time high
41,463 number
in 1994
All-time low
23,657 number
in 2015
Years of data
28
1973–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in Sweden, 1973–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1973199520181973: 29.0k number1974: 29.8k number1975: 29.9k number1976: 29.9k number1993: 41.1k number1994: 41.5k number1995: 33.9k number1997: 32.3k number1998: 26.9k number1999: 27.6k number2000: 28.9k number2001: 29.2k number2003: 31.4k number2004: 32.3k number2005: 32.3k number2006: 32.8k number2007: 32.6k number2008: 32.2k number2009: 32.1k number2010: 30.6k number2011: 30.4k number2012: 29.6k number2013: 25.2k number2014: 23.9k number2015: 23.7k number2016: 23.7k number2017: 25.0k number2018: 30.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Sweden is 30,257 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Sweden peaked at 41,463 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 23,657 number, in 2015.

Sweden ranks 67th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 29,642 number 29,000 number 29,897 number 4
1990s 33,868 number 26,910 number 41,463 number 6
2000s 31,527 number 28,901 number 32,786 number 9
2010s 26,923 number 23,657 number 30,635 number 9

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 64 Syrian Arab Republic 31,755 number compare
  2. 65 Switzerland 31,098 number compare
  3. 66 Greece 30,534 number compare
  4. 68 Cuba 27,870 number compare
  5. 69 Austria 25,377 number compare
  6. 70 Jordan 25,080 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Sweden?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Sweden was 30,257 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 41,463 number in 1994.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 23,657 number in 2015.
How does Sweden rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Sweden ranks 67th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/