Sweden vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Sweden
47.7%
in 2024
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
45.1%
in 2024
Sweden rank
68th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
67th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Sweden
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 47.7% against 45.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Sweden ranks 68th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 67th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.5% | 39.4% | 4.9% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 43.9% | 2.3% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 44.3% | 0.1% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 44.9% | 2.1% | 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, Sweden or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Sweden, at 47.7% against 45.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Sweden and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 2.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Sweden ranks 68th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 67th 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