Number of teachers in primary school in Sweden 2014-2024

Since the school year 2014/15, the number of teachers in primary school in Sweden increased. During this school year, there were nearly 96,000 teachers, a number that had increased to nearly 112,000 in the school year 2023/24. During that same period, the number of pupils in primary school increased as well, reaching over 1.1 million pupils in.

Pupil to teacher ratio was relatively stable during the period

Despite this, the pupil to teacher ratio in Sweden remained stable over the considered time period. Between 2012/13 and 2022/23, there were around 12 pupils per teacher in Swedish primary schools.  

Increasing primary school expenditure per pupil

Over the past decade, the expenditure on primary education per pupil increased annually. Between 2010 and 2022, this increased by around 40,000 Swedish kronor.