Primary education, teachers in Iceland
Iceland: Primary education, teachers was 81.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers in Iceland stood at 81.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Iceland peaked at 82.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 1971.
Iceland ranks 78th of 200 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.9% | 50.2% | 54.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 80.7% | 82.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.5% | 82.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 3,568 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2023)
- Labor force, total 242,507 (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Iceland?
- Primary education, teachers in Iceland was 81.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for primary education, teachers?
- Iceland ranks 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.