Finland vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Finland
53.2%
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America
49.0%
in 2024
Finland rank
31st
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
32nd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Finland
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Finland currently reports 53.2% against 49.0% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1974 it was SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
Finland ranks 31st and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 32nd of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Europe and Northern America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.5% | 35.8% | 17.3% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 41.9% | 2.9% | Finland |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 44.2% | 2.9% | Finland |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 47.8% | 3.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 48.8% | 4.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Finland or SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Finland, at 53.2% against 49.0% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Finland and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 4.2%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Finland and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Finland ranks 31st and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 32nd of 172 countries.
- 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