Teachers in primary education, female in Norway
Norway: Teachers in primary education, female was 39,258 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Norway, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Norway stood at 39,258 number. That is the highest value across all 8 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 primary education, female in Norway peaked at 39,258 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,941 number, in 1971.
Norway ranks 74th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in primary education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11,941 number | — |
| 1973 | 14,045 number | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 35,505 number | +152.8% |
| 2014 | 35,994 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36,428 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 36,329 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 38,600 number | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 39,258 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,993 number | 11,941 number | 14,045 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 37,019 number | 35,505 number | 39,258 number | 6 |
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 39,258 number in 2018, 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 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,941 number in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Norway ranks 74th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.