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

Serbia, at 23,970 number against 23,651 number in Sweden as of 2019.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 2007 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.

Serbia vs Sweden: Teachers in lower secondary education, female

Serbia

23,970 number

in 2019

Sweden

23,651 number

in 2018

Serbia rank

46th

Sweden rank

47th

Teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

Serbia
Sweden

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 23,970 number against 23,651 number in Sweden, a difference of 319 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sweden ahead.

Serbia ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 47th of 138 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Serbia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19,786 number	25,594 number	5,808 number	Sweden
2010s	21,942 number	23,001 number	1,059 number	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, Serbia or Sweden?: Serbia, at 23,970 number against 23,651 number in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Serbia and Sweden?: 319 number, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Sweden?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Serbia and Sweden rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, female?: Serbia ranks 46th 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.