Primary education, teachers in Norway
Norway: Primary education, teachers was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Norway, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Norway is 73.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Norway peaked at 75.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1971.
Norway ranks 121st of 200 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.
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 |
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More education data for Norway
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Norway?
- Primary education, teachers in Norway was 73.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for primary education, teachers?
- Norway ranks 121st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.