In Sweden, a clear majority of the primary school teachers are women. In the school year 2021/22, nearly 80,000 of the 105,810 primary school teachers were women, meaning that 75 percent of the teachers in Swedish primary schools are women. The number of teachers in Swedish primary schools increased between the school years 2012/13 and 2021/22.
Number of teachers in primary school in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender
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National Agency for Education. (March 30, 2022). Number of teachers in primary school in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311239/sweden-number-primary-school-teachers-gender/
National Agency for Education. "Number of teachers in primary school in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender." Chart. March 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311239/sweden-number-primary-school-teachers-gender/
National Agency for Education. (2022). Number of teachers in primary school in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311239/sweden-number-primary-school-teachers-gender/
National Agency for Education. "Number of Teachers in Primary School in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311239/sweden-number-primary-school-teachers-gender/
National Agency for Education, Number of teachers in primary school in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311239/sweden-number-primary-school-teachers-gender/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of teachers in primary school in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender [Graph], National Agency for Education, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311239/sweden-number-primary-school-teachers-gender/