Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Iceland
Iceland: Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation was 21.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Iceland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 21.4 for distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Iceland peaked at 23 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2013.
Iceland ranks 1st of 30 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17 | — |
| 2014 | 18.9 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 18.4 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 17.4 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 17.5 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.7 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.4 | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 21.6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.7 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 23 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 21.4 | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.19 | 17 | 20.4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.06 | 21.4 | 23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Iceland?
- Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Iceland was 21.4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation by age groups. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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