Secondary education, teachers in Norway
Norway: Secondary education, teachers was 65.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Norway, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Norway recorded 65.9% for secondary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Norway peaked at 65.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1971.
That places Norway 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Norway, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.9% | — |
| 1972 | 34.1% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 34.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | +33.9% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +36.4% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.8% | 32.9% | 34.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 62.6% | 64.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 64.9% | 65.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Norway?
- Secondary education, teachers in Norway was 65.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Norway ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.