Finland vs UIS: World: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Finland
79.7%
in 2024
UIS: World
69.2%
in 2024
Finland rank
93rd
UIS: World rank
96th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Finland
- UIS: World
How they compare
Finland currently reports 79.7% against 69.2% in UIS: World, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times UIS: World's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 93rd and UIS: World ranks 96th of 212 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | UIS: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.4% | 53.3% | 8.1% | Finland |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 58.7% | 11.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 61.4% | 14.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 64.6% | 14.7% | Finland |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 68.5% | 11.2% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Finland or UIS: World?
- Finland, at 79.7% against 69.2% in UIS: World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Finland and UIS: World?
- 10.5%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and UIS: World?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Finland and UIS: World rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Finland ranks 93rd and UIS: World ranks 96th 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