Iceland vs UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Iceland
55.6%
in 2023
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
53.6%
in 2024
Iceland rank
20th
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank
18th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Iceland
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 55.6% against 53.6% in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ahead.
Iceland ranks 20th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 18th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 50.7% | 7.3% | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 51.6% | 5.4% | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 52.7% | 5.2% | UIS: Central and Eastern Europe |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 53.9% | 1.3% | 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Iceland, at 55.6% against 53.6% in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Iceland and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 2.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Iceland ranks 20th and UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 18th 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