Iceland vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female
Iceland
52.9%
in 2012
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
51.9%
in 2024
Iceland rank
100th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
101st
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time
- Iceland
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 52.9% against 51.9% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Iceland ranks 100th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 101st of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 48.6% | 4.6% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 46.6% | 3.5% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 47.4% | 5.3% | 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, Iceland or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Iceland, at 52.9% against 51.9% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2012.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between Iceland and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 1.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
- How do Iceland and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Iceland ranks 100th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 101st of 153 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release