Number of pupils per teacher in preschool class in Sweden 2012-2022

In Sweden, the number of pupils per teacher in preschool classes decreased over the past 10 years. Especially from the school year 2016/17 to 2017/18, there was a major drop in the number of pupils per teacher. This coincided with an increase in the number of 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.