Sweden vs UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Sweden
59.9%
in 2024
UNESCO: Sids
54.9%
in 2024
Sweden rank
102nd
UNESCO: Sids rank
102nd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Sweden
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 59.9% against 54.9% in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 102nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 102nd of 210 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 45.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 55.6% | 49.9% | 5.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 50.1% | 7.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 52.1% | 9.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 54.0% | 5.7% | 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, Sweden or UNESCO: Sids?
- Sweden, at 59.9% against 54.9% in UNESCO: Sids as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Sweden and UNESCO: Sids?
- 5.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and UNESCO: Sids?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Sweden ranks 102nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 102nd of 210 countries.
- 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