Sweden vs Thailand: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female
Sweden
65.1%
in 2024
Thailand
64.4%
in 2025
Sweden rank
70th
Thailand rank
73rd
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time
- Sweden
- Thailand
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 65.1% against 64.4% in Thailand, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 70th and Thailand ranks 73rd of 156 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.4% | 56.0% | 9.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 64.0% | 5.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 65.4% | 0.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Sweden or Thailand?
- Sweden, at 65.1% against 64.4% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Sweden and Thailand?
- 0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Thailand?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Thailand rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Sweden ranks 70th and Thailand ranks 73rd of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release