Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland
Iceland: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 2,897 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 2,897 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 3,571 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,885 number, in 2007.
That places Iceland 123rd out of 185 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,775 number | — |
| 1999 | 2,799 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,938 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 3,097 number | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 3,312 number | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 3,571 number | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1,920 number | -46.2% |
| 2005 | 1,900 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,902 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,885 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,964 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2,082 number | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2,089 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,532 number | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 2,634 number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2,758 number | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 2,892 number | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 2,911 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,897 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,787 number | 2,775 number | 2,799 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,457 number | 1,885 number | 3,571 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,673 number | 2,089 number | 2,911 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 120 Afghanistan 3,351 number compare
- 121 Kyrgyzstan 3,165 number compare
- 122 Lesotho 2,914 number compare
- 124 Burundi 2,757 number compare
- 125 Libya 2,486 number compare
- 126 North Macedonia 2,475 number compare
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 pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland was 2,897 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,571 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,885 number in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 123rd out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.