Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 65.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sweden, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 65.1% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sweden peaked at 77.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1993.
Sweden ranks 70th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 56.6% | — |
| 1994 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 72.1% | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 61.5% | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 61.9% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.2% | 56.6% | 73.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 61.9% | 66.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 65.2% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 64.9% | 65.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sweden?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sweden was 65.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Sweden ranks 70th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release