Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in Sweden

Sweden: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female was 15,855 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15,855 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
14th
of 71 countries
All-time high
15,855 number
in 2018
All-time low
14,018 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in Sweden, 2013–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k2013201520182013: 14.0k number2014: 14.4k number2015: 14.9k number2016: 15.1k number2017: 15.4k number2018: 15.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in Sweden stood at 15,855 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Sweden ranks 14th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female (number) in Sweden, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 14,018 number —
2014 14,413 number +2.8%
2015 14,920 number +3.5%
2016 15,111 number +1.3%
2017 15,383 number +1.8%
2018 15,855 number +3.1%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 15,855 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,276 number, 4.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 15,855 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,073 number, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 11 Kazakhstan 24,914 number compare
  2. 12 Austria 20,334 number compare
  3. 13 Myanmar 17,679 number compare
  4. 15 Romania 13,469 number compare
  5. 16 Uzbekistan 11,615 number compare
  6. 17 Belarus 11,465 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in Sweden?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female in Sweden was 15,855 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 15,855 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 14,018 number in 2013.
How does Sweden rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female?
Sweden ranks 14th out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7 and 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 711 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 6-8). 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/