ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) vs Iceland: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
420,626
in 2024
Iceland
2,997
in 2023
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank
125th
Iceland rank
127th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
  • Iceland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197119972024

How they compare

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) currently reports 420,626 against 2,997 in Iceland, a difference of 417,629.

That makes ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)'s figure about 140.3 times Iceland's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 125th and Iceland ranks 127th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 594,892 1,498 593,394 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2000s 776,464 1,905 774,558 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2010s 771,141 2,140 769,001 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
2020s 407,681 3,048 404,634 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) or Iceland?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), at 420,626 against 2,997 in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Iceland?
417,629, with ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Iceland?
17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) and Iceland rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 125th and Iceland ranks 127th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) vs Iceland: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-tertiary-education-programmes-both-sexes-number-2/escap-north-and-central-asia-nca-unsdcode-98417/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-tertiary-education-programmes-both-sexes-number-2/escap-north-and-central-asia-nca-unsdcode-98417/iceland/">ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) vs Iceland: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
406 places, 14,938 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release