Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.0354 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0354 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.0354 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 units per square kilometre, in 1975.
Iceland ranks 192nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | +119.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0298 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0354 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6712 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0354 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3853 units per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | 0.0303 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 189 Gabon 0.0424 units per square kilometre compare
- 190 Kazakhstan 0.0417 units per square kilometre compare
- 191 Chad 0.0408 units per square kilometre compare
- 193 Suriname 0.0316 units per square kilometre compare
- 194 Botswana 0.0293 units per square kilometre compare
- 195 Guyana 0.0254 units per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0354 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0354 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 units per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Iceland rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 192nd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.