Norway vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Norway
50.6%
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
47.6%
in 2024
Norway rank
45th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
46th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Norway
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Norway currently reports 50.6% against 47.6% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1976 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
Norway ranks 45th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 46th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.9% | 27.5% | 10.5% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 29.6% | 5.1% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 34.8% | 0.1% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 38.8% | 2.7% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 45.7% | 0.2% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 47.2% | 2.4% | 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Norway, at 50.6% against 47.6% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Norway and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 3.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Norway and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Norway ranks 45th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 46th 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