Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, Oman or Sweden?

Sweden, at 23,651 number against 21,811 number in Oman as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Sweden?

11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Oman vs Sweden: Teachers in lower secondary education, female

Oman

21,811 number

in 2019

Sweden

23,651 number

in 2018

Oman rank

50th

Sweden rank

47th

Teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

Oman
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 23,651 number against 21,811 number in Oman, a difference of 1,840 number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Oman ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th of 138 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,004 number	20,810 number	17,806 number	Sweden
2000s	4,198 number	20,120 number	15,922 number	Sweden
2010s	16,388 number	24,326 number	7,938 number	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, Oman or Sweden?: Sweden, at 23,651 number against 21,811 number in Oman as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Oman and Sweden?: 1,840 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Sweden?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Oman and Sweden rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, female?: Oman ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.