Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Norway
Norway: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Norway, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Norway stood at 73.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Norway peaked at 75.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1971.
Norway ranks 128th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60.6% | — |
| 1973 | 63.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +18.8% |
| 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 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.8% | 60.6% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 74.5% | 75.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 73.6% | 74.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 125 Lesotho 74.5% compare
- 126 Botswana 74.1% compare
- 127 French Guiana 73.9% compare
- 129 El Salvador 73.5% compare
- 130 Martinique 72.6% compare
- 131 Indonesia 72.4% compare
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 primary education who are female in Norway?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Norway was 73.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Norway ranks 128th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release