Sweden vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female
Sweden
54.6%
in 2024
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
52.4%
in 2024
Sweden rank
97th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
97th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time
- Sweden
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 54.6% against 52.4% in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 97th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 97th of 153 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | UNICEF: All Unicef Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 45.8% | 3.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 46.9% | 4.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 49.0% | 4.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 51.1% | 3.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female, Sweden or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Sweden, at 54.6% against 52.4% in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between Sweden and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 2.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Sweden ranks 97th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 97th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in upper 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