Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 59.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sweden, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 59.9% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sweden peaked at 64.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1976.
Sweden ranks 102nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 45.9% | — |
| 1974 | 46.6% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 45.4% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 44.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 58.4% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 56.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 55.6% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 44.8% | 46.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 55.6% | 52.6% | 59.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 55.6% | 59.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 58.3% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 59.5% | 59.9% | 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 secondary education who are female in Sweden?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sweden was 59.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1976.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Sweden ranks 102nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release