ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) vs Iceland: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
51.4%
in 2024
Iceland
52.9%
in 2012
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank
103rd
Iceland rank
100th

Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
  • Iceland
0204060199720102024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 52.9% against 51.4% in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ahead.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 103rd and Iceland ranks 100th of 211 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 46.9% 44.0% 3.0% ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
2000s 48.3% 50.1% 1.8% Iceland
2010s 48.4% 52.8% 4.3% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female, ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) or Iceland?
Iceland, at 52.9% against 51.4% in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) as of 2012.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and Iceland?
1.5%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and Iceland?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and Iceland rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 103rd and Iceland ranks 100th of 211 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in upper secondary 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 8,227 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release