ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) vs Sweden: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
55.0%
in 2024
Sweden
59.9%
in 2024
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
101st
Sweden rank
102nd

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
  • Sweden
0204060197319982024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 59.9% against 55.0% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 102nd of 221 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 48.1% 55.6% 7.6% Sweden
2000s 52.2% 57.6% 5.4% Sweden
2010s 53.5% 61.4% 7.9% Sweden
2020s 54.8% 59.6% 4.8% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 59.9% against 55.0% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Sweden?
4.9%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Sweden?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Sweden rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 102nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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 secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release