Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sweden

Sweden: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 17,609 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
17,609 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
43rd
of 131 countries
All-time high
25,196 number
in 1995
All-time low
16,614 number
in 2016
Years of data
24
1993–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sweden, 1993–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1993200520181993: 23.4k number1994: 24.6k number1995: 25.2k number1997: 24.0k number1998: 16.7k number1999: 17.7k number2000: 17.5k number2001: 17.5k number2003: 18.2k number2004: 18.4k number2005: 18.6k number2006: 19.2k number2007: 19.5k number2008: 19.3k number2009: 19.8k number2010: 19.2k number2011: 19.2k number2012: 18.7k number2013: 18.4k number2014: 17.2k number2015: 16.8k number2016: 16.6k number2017: 17.2k number2018: 17.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 17,609 number for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sweden peaked at 25,196 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16,614 number, in 2016.

That places Sweden 43rd out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,932 number 16,651 number 25,196 number 6
2000s 18,650 number 17,462 number 19,767 number 9
2010s 17,884 number 16,614 number 19,218 number 9

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  6. 46 Greece 16,725 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sweden?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sweden was 17,609 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 25,196 number in 1995.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 16,614 number in 2016.
How does Sweden rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Sweden ranks 43rd out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 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/