SDG: Western Asia vs Sweden: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
SDG: Western Asia
45.1%
in 2023
Sweden
47.7%
in 2024
SDG: Western Asia rank
65th
Sweden rank
68th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- SDG: Western Asia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 47.7% against 45.1% in SDG: Western Asia, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was SDG: Western Asia ahead.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 68th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, SDG: Western Asia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Western Asia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 34.5% | 2.2% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 41.6% | 2.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 44.2% | 2.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 46.9% | 2.5% | 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, SDG: Western Asia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 47.7% against 45.1% in SDG: Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between SDG: Western Asia and Sweden?
- 2.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Western Asia and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do SDG: Western Asia and Sweden rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 65th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release