Iceland vs SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Iceland
55.6%
in 2023
SDG: Small Island Developing States
52.4%
in 2024
Iceland rank
20th
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
20th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Iceland
- SDG: Small Island Developing States
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 55.6% against 52.4% in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Small Island Developing States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 20th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 20th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Small Island Developing States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | SDG: Small Island Developing States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 42.3% | 1.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 48.0% | 1.7% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 50.7% | 3.2% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 53.7% | 1.5% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Iceland or SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Iceland, at 55.6% against 52.4% in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Iceland and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 3.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and SDG: Small Island Developing States rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Iceland ranks 20th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 20th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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