ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) vs Sweden: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
71.8%
in 2017
Sweden
81.8%
in 2024
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank
83rd
Sweden rank
81st

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 81.8% against 71.8% in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 83rd and Sweden ranks 81st of 221 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 62.5% 82.0% 19.5% Sweden
1990s 70.8% 77.3% 6.5% Sweden
2000s 72.5% 80.8% 8.4% Sweden
2010s 71.4% 78.8% 7.4% 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, ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 81.8% against 71.8% in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) and Sweden?
10.0%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) and Sweden?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) and Sweden rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 83rd 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release