Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway
Norway: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 23,592 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway stood at 23,592. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway peaked at 23,592 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,223, in 1995.
Norway ranks 53rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11,223 | — |
| 2013 | 16,708 | +48.9% |
| 2014 | 16,938 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 17,142 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 17,096 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 18,164 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 18,474 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 18,115 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 18,980 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 21,963 | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 22,311 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 22,821 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 23,592 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,223 | 11,223 | 11,223 | 1 |
| 2010s | 17,520 | 16,708 | 18,474 | 7 |
| 2020s | 21,933 | 18,980 | 23,592 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway was 23,592 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 23,592 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,223 in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Norway ranks 53rd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release