Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0075 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0075 units per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0077 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 units per person, in 1971.
Iceland ranks 11th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0034 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0036 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 units per person | +125.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0075 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0075 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0036 units per person, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 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 | +125.0% | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0077 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 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), per capita in Iceland?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Iceland was 0.0075 units per person in 2023, 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 units 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 units per person in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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), 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.