GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Iceland: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
72.1%
in 2024
Iceland
81.5%
in 2023
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
80th
Iceland rank
83rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 81.5% against 72.1% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 80th and Iceland ranks 83rd of 221 groups.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.6% | 52.9% | 13.4% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 81.8% | 16.8% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 82.2% | 12.1% | 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, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 81.5% against 72.1% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Iceland?
- 9.4%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Iceland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Iceland rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 80th 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
February 2026 Data Release