Which has higher female teachers, Iceland or Sweden?

Sweden, at 81.77 against 81.5 in Iceland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?

16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Female teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland

81.5

in 2023

Sweden

81.77

in 2024

Iceland rank

83rd

Sweden rank

81st

Sweden currently reports 81.77 against 81.5 in Iceland, a difference of 0.27.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Iceland ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 81st of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Decade	Iceland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	53.05	82.01	28.96	Sweden
2010s	81.78	79.91	1.88	Iceland
2020s	82.18	81.59	0.5947	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher female teachers, Iceland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 81.77 against 81.5 in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in female teachers between Iceland and Sweden?: 0.27, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for female teachers?: Iceland ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 81st of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Female teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.