Norway vs SDG: Europe: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Norway
50.6%
in 2024
SDG: Europe
47.3%
in 2024
Norway rank
45th
SDG: Europe rank
48th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Norway
- SDG: Europe
How they compare
Norway currently reports 50.6% against 47.3% in SDG: Europe, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1997 it was SDG: Europe ahead.
Norway ranks 45th and SDG: Europe ranks 48th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | SDG: Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.8% | 41.6% | 5.8% | SDG: Europe |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 43.8% | 7.8% | SDG: Europe |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 47.4% | 1.9% | SDG: Europe |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 47.3% | 2.3% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Norway or SDG: Europe?
- Norway, at 50.6% against 47.3% in SDG: Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Norway and SDG: Europe?
- 3.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and SDG: Europe?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Norway and SDG: Europe rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Norway ranks 45th and SDG: Europe ranks 48th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release