Iceland vs Upper middle income: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Iceland
0.0093 units per person
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.0044 units per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
13th
Upper middle income rank
16th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0093 units per person against 0.0044 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0049 units per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.

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

Iceland ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0066 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0021 units per person Iceland
2010s 0.0092 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0048 units per person Iceland
2020s 0.0092 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0049 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 Upper middle income?
Iceland, at 0.0093 units per person against 0.0044 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Iceland and Upper middle income?
0.0049 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Upper middle income?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Upper middle income rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Iceland ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 16th 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.