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
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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

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