Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Norway
Norway: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 74.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 74.1% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Norway peaked at 75.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1995.
Norway ranks 30th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 53.3% | — |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +40.4% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 74.5% | 75.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 74.1% | 74.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Norway?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Norway was 74.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Norway ranks 30th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release