Number of teachers in preschool class in Sweden 2014-2024

The number of teachers in preschool classes in Sweden increased from 2014/15 to 2017/18, before flattening more since. In 2023/24, there were around 13,000 teachers in preschool classes in Sweden. The year before starting compulsory school, children in Sweden are offered a voluntary one year preschool class. The class combines the pedagogical methods of the preschool with those of compulsory school. Usually children start a preschool class at the age of six.