Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway
Norway: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 18,474 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway is 18,474 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway peaked at 18,474 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,223 number, in 1995.
Norway ranks 55th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11,223 number | — |
| 2013 | 16,708 number | +48.9% |
| 2014 | 16,938 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 17,142 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 17,096 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 18,164 number | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 18,474 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,223 number | 11,223 number | 11,223 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 17,421 number | 16,708 number | 18,474 number | 6 |
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 18,474 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18,474 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,223 number in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Norway ranks 55th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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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Total number of female 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.