Denmark vs Sweden: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita

Denmark
0.0055 number per person
in 2018
Sweden
0.0056 number per person
in 2018
Denmark rank
31st
Sweden rank
29th

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0056 number per person against 0.0055 number per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0001 number per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 29th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0039 number per person 0.0056 number per person 0.0016 number per person Sweden
2000s 0.0047 number per person 0.0061 number per person 0.0014 number per person Sweden
2010s 0.0054 number per person 0.0053 number per person 0.0001 number per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0056 number per person against 0.0055 number per person in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita between Denmark and Sweden?
0.0001 number per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
9 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
Denmark ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.