Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 81.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Iceland, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 81.5% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Iceland peaked at 82.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 2023.
That places Iceland 10th out of 156 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 81.7% | — |
| 2014 | 81.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.1% | 81.7% | 82.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.5% | 82.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Iceland?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Iceland was 81.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release