Teachers in primary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: Teachers in primary education, female 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 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% |
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
- 154 Maldives 4,001 compare
- 155 Timor-Leste 3,772 compare
- 156 Brunei Darussalam 2,991 compare
- 158 Réunion 2,781 compare
- 159 Macau, China 2,349 compare
- 160 Somalia 2,139 compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
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