ALECSO: Gulf Countries vs Sweden: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
ALECSO: Gulf Countries
44.9%
in 2024
Sweden
47.7%
in 2024
ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank
68th
Sweden rank
68th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 47.7% against 44.9% in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times ALECSO: Gulf Countries's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 68th of 221 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ALECSO: Gulf Countries | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.5% | 34.5% | 9.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 41.6% | 10.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 44.2% | 6.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 47.1% | 5.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, ALECSO: Gulf Countries or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 47.7% against 44.9% in ALECSO: Gulf Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ALECSO: Gulf Countries and Sweden?
- 2.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Gulf Countries and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do ALECSO: Gulf Countries and Sweden rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 68th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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