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
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
February 2026 Data Release