Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Iceland
Iceland: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 3,568 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Iceland recorded 3,568 for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Iceland peaked at 3,568 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,379, in 1975.
That places Iceland 164th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,383 | — |
| 1972 | 1,431 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1,466 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1,466 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,379 | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 1,380 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,034 | +119.9% |
| 2012 | 2,960 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 3,001 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,991 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,999 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,056 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3,114 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 3,171 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3,282 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 3,377 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 3,446 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 3,526 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 3,568 | +1.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 3,568 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,584, 20% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 3,568 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,624, 11% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +119.9% | 1,380 | 3,034 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,418 | 1,379 | 1,466 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3,068 | 2,960 | 3,282 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3,479 | 3,377 | 3,568 | 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 primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Iceland?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Iceland was 3,568 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,568 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,379 in 1975.
- How does Iceland rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Iceland ranks 164th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.