Iceland vs UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Iceland
55.6%
in 2023
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
54.4%
in 2024
Iceland rank
20th
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank
17th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Iceland
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 55.6% against 54.4% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ahead.
Iceland ranks 20th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 17th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 47.6% | 3.6% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 50.5% | 4.3% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 52.1% | 4.6% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 54.3% | 0.9% | 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Iceland, at 55.6% against 54.4% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Iceland and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 1.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Iceland ranks 20th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 17th 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