East Asia & Pacific vs Iceland: Primary education, teachers, per capita

East Asia & Pacific
0.0046 units per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.0093 units per person
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
11th
Iceland rank
13th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0093 units per person against 0.0046 units per person in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.0047 units per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 13th of 43 groups.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0047 units per person 0.0066 units per person 0.0019 units per person Iceland
2010s 0.0045 units per person 0.0092 units per person 0.0046 units per person Iceland
2020s 0.0046 units per person 0.0092 units per person 0.0046 units per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, East Asia & Pacific or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.0093 units per person against 0.0046 units per person in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between East Asia & Pacific and Iceland?
0.0047 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Iceland?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Iceland rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 13th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.