Tertiary education, academic staff in Sweden
Sweden: Tertiary education, academic staff was 47.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Sweden, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 47.7% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Sweden peaked at 47.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1993.
Sweden ranks 67th of 170 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.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 31.9% | — |
| 1994 | 32.4% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.5% | 31.9% | 36.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 37.8% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 42.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 46.3% | 47.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Sweden?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Sweden was 47.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Sweden ranks 67th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.