Secondary education, teachers, female in Sweden
Sweden: Secondary education, teachers, female was 46,573 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Sweden, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Sweden recorded 46,573 for secondary education, teachers, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Sweden peaked at 47,498 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 24,303, in 1976.
Sweden ranks 67th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,928 | 24,303 | 26,019 | 4 |
| 1990s | 42,332 | 32,850 | 47,498 | 6 |
| 2000s | 42,960 | 36,174 | 46,801 | 9 |
| 2010s | 43,240 | 41,353 | 45,123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,886 | 45,118 | 46,573 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (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 secondary education, teachers, female in Sweden?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Sweden was 46,573 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 47,498 in 1995.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,303 in 1976.
- How does Sweden rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Sweden ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.