Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0074 number per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iceland, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iceland stood at 0.0074 number per person.
The figure is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0077 number per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 number per person, in 1971.
Iceland ranks 8th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0034 number per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0036 number per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 number per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 number per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 number per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 number per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 number per person | +125.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 number per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 number per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 number per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 number per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0074 number per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0035 number per person | 0.0034 number per person | 0.0037 number per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 number per person | 0.0074 number per person | 0.0077 number per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 5 Maldives 0.0079 number per person compare
- 6 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0077 number per person compare
- 7 Israel 0.0075 number per person compare
- 9 Norway 0.0074 number per person compare
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0073 number per person compare
- 11 Brunei Darussalam 0.0071 number per person compare
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), per capita in Iceland?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iceland was 0.0074 number per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 number per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 number per person in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.