Iceland vs UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Iceland
55.6%
in 2023
UNESCO: Sids
52.2%
in 2024
Iceland rank
20th
UNESCO: Sids rank
21st
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Iceland
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 55.6% against 52.2% in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 20th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 21st of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and UNESCO: Sids in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 39.1% | 4.9% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 46.7% | 0.4% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 50.3% | 2.7% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 53.6% | 1.6% | 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 UNESCO: Sids?
- Iceland, at 55.6% against 52.2% in UNESCO: Sids as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Iceland and UNESCO: Sids?
- 3.4%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and UNESCO: Sids?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Iceland ranks 20th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 21st 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