ALECSO: Mashriq Countries vs Sweden: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
71.8%
in 2024
Sweden
81.8%
in 2024
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank
84th
Sweden rank
81st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 81.8% against 71.8% in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times ALECSO: Mashriq Countries's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 84th and Sweden ranks 81st of 221 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ALECSO: Mashriq Countries | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.9% | 82.0% | 33.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 77.3% | 17.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 80.8% | 17.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 79.4% | 12.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 81.6% | 10.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ALECSO: Mashriq Countries or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 81.8% against 71.8% in ALECSO: Mashriq Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and Sweden?
- 10.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and Sweden rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 84th and Sweden ranks 81st of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary 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