Share of primary school teachers who are women in Sweden
Sweden: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 81.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Sweden, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Sweden stood at 81.8%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Sweden peaked at 84.7% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 1996.
That places Sweden 81st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.0% | 80.2% | 84.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 77.3% | 72.3% | 79.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 79.9% | 81.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 76.4% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 81.5% | 81.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 71,551 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.43 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Sweden?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Sweden was 81.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 1996.
- How does Sweden rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Sweden ranks 81st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.