Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Norway
Norway: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 51,889 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Norway, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Norway recorded 51,889 for primary education, teachers, gaps filled 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, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Norway peaked at 52,720 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19,713, in 1971.
Norway ranks 82nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 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% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 51,889 is above the median for high income countries, which is 17,584, 3.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Norway's 51,889 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,624, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +112.7% | 22,303 | 47,444 |
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
- 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 primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Norway?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Norway was 51,889 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 52,720 in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,713 in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Norway ranks 82nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.