SDG: Oceania vs Sweden: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
SDG: Oceania
71.8%
in 2017
Sweden
81.8%
in 2024
SDG: Oceania rank
81st
Sweden rank
81st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- SDG: Oceania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 81.8% against 71.8% in SDG: Oceania, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Oceania's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
SDG: Oceania ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 81st of 221 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Oceania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.5% | 82.0% | 19.5% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 77.3% | 6.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 80.8% | 8.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 78.8% | 7.4% | 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, SDG: Oceania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 81.8% against 71.8% in SDG: Oceania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between SDG: Oceania and Sweden?
- 10.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Oceania and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do SDG: Oceania and Sweden rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 81st 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