Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1,245 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,245
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
118th
of 155 countries
All-time high
1,245
in 2023
All-time low
1,046
in 2014
Years of data
9
2013–2023
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Iceland, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1,245 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Iceland peaked at 1,245 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,046, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 118th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,053 | — |
| 2014 | 1,046 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,055 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,123 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1,164 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1,197 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,218 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1,241 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,245 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,088 | 1,046 | 1,164 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,225 | 1,197 | 1,245 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Iceland?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Iceland was 1,245 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,245 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,046 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 118th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release