Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (Teachers) in Iceland
Iceland: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (Teachers) was 2,618 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Iceland, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 2,618 number for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Iceland peaked at 2,618 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 694 number, in 1971.
That places Iceland 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (Teachers) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 694 number | — |
| 1972 | 750 number | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 764 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 793 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 751 number | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 751 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,448 number | +226.0% |
| 2012 | 2,402 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,453 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2,444 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,456 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,510 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,564 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,618 number | +2.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2,618 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 17% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2,618 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 10% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (Teachers) 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 number | 2,448 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 750.5 number | 694 number | 793 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,487 number | 2,402 number | 2,618 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.24 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.18 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Iceland?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Iceland was 2,618 number in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,618 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 694 number in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Iceland ranks 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.