Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Sweden
Sweden: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 12.28 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Sweden, 1993–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Sweden stood at 12.28.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Sweden peaked at 15.6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.15, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 124th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.13 | 8.15 | 11.59 | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.43 | 11.13 | 11.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.51 | 12.28 | 15.6 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 71,551 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 5.70 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Sweden?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Sweden was 12.28 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.15 in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Sweden ranks 124th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.