ALECSO: Member Countries vs Iceland: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

ALECSO: Member Countries
246,576
in 2024
Iceland
1,666
in 2023
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
109th
Iceland rank
108th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • ALECSO: Member Countries
  • Iceland
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How they compare

ALECSO: Member Countries currently reports 246,576 against 1,666 in Iceland, a difference of 244,910.

That makes ALECSO: Member Countries's figure about 148.0 times Iceland's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, ALECSO: Member Countries has been ahead every year.

ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 109th and Iceland ranks 108th of 221 groups.

ALECSO: Member Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ALECSO: Member Countries Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 63,626 660 62,966 ALECSO: Member Countries
2000s 92,925 884.3 92,041 ALECSO: Member Countries
2010s 137,709 1,018 136,691 ALECSO: Member Countries
2020s 230,212 1,682 228,530 ALECSO: Member Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, ALECSO: Member Countries or Iceland?
ALECSO: Member Countries, at 246,576 against 1,666 in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between ALECSO: Member Countries and Iceland?
244,910, with ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Iceland?
17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Iceland rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 109th and Iceland ranks 108th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,655 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release