Teachers in primary education, female in Norway
Norway: Teachers in primary education, female was 38,168 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Norway, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 38,168 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Norway peaked at 39,258 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,941, in 1971.
That places Norway 78th out of 212 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.
Teachers in primary education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11,941 | — |
| 1973 | 14,045 | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 35,505 | +152.8% |
| 2014 | 35,994 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36,428 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 36,329 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 38,600 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 39,258 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 38,495 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 38,237 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 38,403 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 38,607 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 38,075 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 38,168 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,993 | 11,941 | 14,045 | 2 |
| 2010s | 37,230 | 35,505 | 39,258 | 7 |
| 2020s | 38,298 | 38,075 | 38,607 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 teachers in primary education, female in Norway?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Norway was 38,168 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 39,258 in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,941 in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Norway ranks 78th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release