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

Sweden, at 20,531 number against 20,330 number in Serbia as of 2018.

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

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Serbia vs Sweden: Teachers in upper secondary education, female

Serbia

20,330 number

in 2019

Sweden

20,531 number

in 2018

Serbia rank

47th

Sweden rank

46th

Teachers in upper secondary education, female over time

Serbia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 20,531 number against 20,330 number in Serbia, a difference of 201 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.

Serbia ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 46th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Serbia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14,056 number	17,399 number	3,343 number	Sweden
2000s	16,392 number	19,362 number	2,970 number	Sweden
2010s	19,376 number	20,068 number	691.67 number	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in upper secondary education, female, Serbia or Sweden?: Sweden, at 20,531 number against 20,330 number in Serbia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in upper secondary education, female between Serbia and Sweden?: 201 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Sweden?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Serbia and Sweden rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, female?: Serbia ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 46th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in upper 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 upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.