Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Iceland
Iceland: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 2,908 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, female in Iceland stood at 2,908. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Iceland peaked at 2,908 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 694, in 1971.
Iceland ranks 157th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 694 | — |
| 1972 | 750 | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 764 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 793 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 751 | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 751 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,448 | +226.0% |
| 2012 | 2,402 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,453 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2,444 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,456 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,618 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 2,716 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2,792 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2,844 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2,892 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,908 | +0.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2,908 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,363, 18% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2,908 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,411, 11% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 | +226.0% | 751 | 2,448 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 750.5 | 694 | 793 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,505 | 2,402 | 2,716 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2,859 | 2,792 | 2,908 | 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 teachers in primary education, female in Iceland?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Iceland was 2,908 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,908 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 694 in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 157th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release