Number of classroom teachers in primary education in Norway
Norway: Number of classroom teachers in primary education was 51,889 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of classroom teachers in primary education in Norway, 1971–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Norway recorded 51,889 for number of classroom teachers in primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of classroom teachers in primary education in Norway peaked at 52,720 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19,713, in 1971.
That places Norway 28th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of classroom teachers in primary education in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19,713 | — |
| 1972 | 21,489 | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 22,303 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 47,444 | +112.7% |
| 2014 | 48,124 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 48,583 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 48,644 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 51,737 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 52,720 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 51,481 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 51,256 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 51,613 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 52,064 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 51,501 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 51,889 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,168 | 19,713 | 22,303 | 3 |
| 2010s | 49,819 | 47,444 | 52,720 | 7 |
| 2020s | 51,665 | 51,256 | 52,064 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7664 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,168 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,801 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129,873 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of classroom teachers in primary education in Norway?
- Number of classroom teachers in primary education in Norway was 51,889 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of classroom teachers in primary education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 52,720 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of classroom teachers in primary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,713 in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for number of classroom teachers in primary education?
- Norway ranks 28th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of classroom teachers in primary education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of classroom teachers in primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).