Finland vs WB: Small States: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Finland
79.7%
in 2024
WB: Small States
69.4%
in 2024
Finland rank
93rd
WB: Small States rank
94th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Finland
- WB: Small States
How they compare
Finland currently reports 79.7% against 69.4% in WB: Small States, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times WB: Small States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 93rd and WB: Small States ranks 94th of 212 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | WB: Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.4% | 60.7% | 0.7% | Finland |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 66.7% | 3.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 67.9% | 7.7% | Finland |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 68.4% | 10.9% | Finland |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 69.1% | 10.5% | 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 WB: Small States?
- Finland, at 79.7% against 69.4% in WB: Small States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Finland and WB: Small States?
- 10.3%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and WB: Small States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Finland and WB: Small States rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Finland ranks 93rd and WB: Small States ranks 94th 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