Sweden vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Sweden
59.9%
in 2024
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
55.1%
in 2024
Sweden rank
102nd
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
100th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Sweden
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 59.9% against 55.1% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1973 it was WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Sweden ranks 102nd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 47.8% | 2.1% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 55.6% | 49.0% | 6.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 50.1% | 7.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 51.6% | 9.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 54.2% | 5.4% | 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Sweden, at 59.9% against 55.1% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Sweden and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 4.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Sweden ranks 102nd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th 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