GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Sweden: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
72.1%
in 2024
Sweden
81.8%
in 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
80th
Sweden rank
81st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 81.8% against 72.1% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 81st of 221 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.7% | 82.0% | 42.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 77.3% | 23.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 80.8% | 22.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 79.4% | 14.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 81.6% | 11.1% | 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, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 81.8% against 72.1% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sweden?
- 9.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sweden rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 80th 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