MDG: Developing Regions vs Norway: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

MDG: Developing Regions
66.1%
in 2024
Norway
73.6%
in 2024
MDG: Developing Regions rank
125th
Norway rank
128th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • Norway
020406080197019972024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 73.6% against 66.1% in MDG: Developing Regions, a difference of 7.5%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Developing Regions's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 125th and Norway ranks 128th of 221 groups.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 43.3% 61.8% 18.5% Norway
2010s 61.3% 74.7% 13.5% Norway
2020s 65.1% 74.1% 9.0% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, MDG: Developing Regions or Norway?
Norway, at 73.6% against 66.1% in MDG: Developing Regions as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between MDG: Developing Regions and Norway?
7.5%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and Norway?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and Norway rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 125th and Norway ranks 128th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

MDG: Developing Regions vs Norway: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-teachers-in-primary-education-who-are-female-percent/mdg-developing-regions/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-teachers-in-primary-education-who-are-female-percent/mdg-developing-regions/norway/">MDG: Developing Regions vs Norway: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release