Chile vs Sweden: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Chile
81.3%
in 2024
Sweden
81.8%
in 2024
Chile rank
84th
Sweden rank
81st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Chile
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 81.8% against 81.3% in Chile, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.
Chile ranks 84th and Sweden ranks 81st of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.3% | 79.9% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 81.0% | 3.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 79.4% | 0.7% | Chile |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 81.6% | 0.4% | 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, Chile or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 81.8% against 81.3% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Chile and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Sweden rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Chile ranks 84th and Sweden ranks 81st of 212 countries.
- 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