Sweden vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female
Sweden
65.1%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
62.7%
in 2024
Sweden rank
70th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
69th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time
- Sweden
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 65.1% against 62.7% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 2.4%.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 70th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 69th of 156 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 50.8% | 14.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 54.2% | 10.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 57.2% | 14.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 61.5% | 3.7% | Sweden |
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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Sweden, at 65.1% against 62.7% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Sweden and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 2.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Sweden ranks 70th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 69th 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