Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Norway
Norway: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 56.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Norway, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Norway stood at 56.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Norway peaked at 56.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 1997.
Norway ranks 87th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41.5% | — |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 52.7% | 55.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 55.7% | 56.4% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Norway?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Norway was 56.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Norway ranks 87th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release