GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Iceland: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
87.5%
in 2024
Iceland
91.3%
in 2023
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
152nd
Iceland rank
154th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female over time
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 91.3% against 87.5% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, a difference of 3.8%.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 152nd and Iceland ranks 154th of 215 groups.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.5% | 98.3% | 14.8% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 97.0% | 10.8% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 94.5% | 7.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 91.8% | 4.5% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 91.3% against 87.5% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iceland?
- 3.8%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iceland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Iceland rank globally for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 152nd and Iceland ranks 154th of 215 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release