Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Iceland
Iceland: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 8.71 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Iceland, 1971–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Iceland recorded 8.71 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Iceland peaked at 9.1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.17, in 1976.
Iceland ranks 152nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.38 | 5.17 | 7.58 | 6 |
| 1990s | 5.55 | 5.17 | 5.92 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.35 | 5.21 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.72 | 8.57 | 8.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (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 pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Iceland?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Iceland was 8.71 in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 in 2004.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 in 1976.
- How does Iceland rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Iceland ranks 152nd out of 175 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.