Iceland vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary education, teachers, per capita

Iceland
0.0093 units per person
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0045 units per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
13th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
14th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0093 units per person against 0.0045 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0048 units per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Iceland ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0066 units per person 0.0047 units per person 0.002 units per person Iceland
2010s 0.0092 units per person 0.0047 units per person 0.0045 units per person Iceland
2020s 0.0092 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0048 units per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Iceland or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Iceland, at 0.0093 units per person against 0.0045 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Iceland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.0048 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Iceland ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 204 countries.
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.