Primary education, teachers, per capita in Norway
Norway: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0093 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Norway, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, per capita in Norway stood at 0.0093 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.0099 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 units per person, in 1971.
Norway ranks 11th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0051 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0055 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0056 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0093 units per person | +65.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0093 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0095 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0093 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0093 units per person | -0.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0093 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0055 units per person, 1.7× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0093 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0041 units per person, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita 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 | +65.9% | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0093 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0101 units per person compare
- 9 Iraq 0.0101 units per person compare
- 10 United States Virgin Islands 0.0096 units per person compare
- 12 Israel 0.0093 units per person compare
- 13 Iceland 0.0093 units per person compare
- 14 French Polynesia 0.0091 units per person 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Norway?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Norway was 0.0093 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 units per person in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Norway ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.