Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway
Norway: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 24,810 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway stood at 24,810 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway peaked at 24,810 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21,057 number, in 1995.
That places Norway 66th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21,057 number | — |
| 2013 | 22,326 number | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 22,646 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 22,863 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 22,892 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 24,347 number | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 24,810 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,057 number | 21,057 number | 21,057 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 23,314 number | 22,326 number | 24,810 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7664 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,168 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,801 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129,873 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway was 24,810 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 24,810 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,057 number in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Norway ranks 66th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.