Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Iceland
Iceland: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) was 2,908 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Iceland is 2,908, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Iceland peaked at 2,908 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 694, in 1971.
That places Iceland 157th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (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% |
| 2016 | 2,510 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,564 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,618 | +2.1% |
| 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), gaps filled (female) 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 | 2,512 | 2,402 | 2,716 | 9 |
| 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 (number), gaps filled in Iceland?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Iceland was 2,908 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,908 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 694 in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Iceland ranks 157th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 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 851 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 851 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.