Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 54.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Sweden, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Sweden is 54.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Sweden peaked at 54.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1994.
That places Sweden 97th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 upper secondary education who are female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 49.1% | — |
| 1994 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 50.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.5% | 48.9% | 50.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 50.2% | 52.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 52.1% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 54.0% | 54.6% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Sweden?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Sweden was 54.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1994.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Sweden ranks 97th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release