ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) vs Sweden: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
73.8%
in 2009
Sweden
81.8%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank
78th
Sweden rank
81st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 81.8% against 73.8% in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)'s.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 78th and Sweden ranks 81st of 221 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.9% | 82.0% | 29.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 77.3% | 11.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 80.8% | 7.7% | 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, ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 81.8% against 73.8% in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Sweden?
- 8.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2009.
- How do ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Sweden rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 78th 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