ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) vs Iceland: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
71.8%
in 2017
Iceland
81.5%
in 2023
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank
83rd
Iceland rank
83rd

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
  • Iceland
020406080197019962023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 81.5% against 71.8% in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ahead.

ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 83rd and Iceland ranks 83rd of 221 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 61.1% 52.9% 8.1% ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
2010s 71.3% 81.4% 10.2% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) or Iceland?
Iceland, at 81.5% against 71.8% in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) and Iceland?
9.7%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) and Iceland?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) and Iceland rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 83rd and Iceland ranks 83rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release