Teachers in secondary education, female in Norway
Norway: Teachers in secondary education, female was 39,184 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Norway, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 39,184 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Norway peaked at 39,184 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,351, in 1971.
Norway ranks 70th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10,351 | — |
| 1972 | 11,073 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 11,451 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 22,591 | +97.3% |
| 2015 | 32,162 | +42.4% |
| 2016 | 32,037 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 33,098 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 33,689 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 32,800 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 33,894 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 37,023 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 37,605 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 38,218 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 39,184 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,958 | 10,351 | 11,451 | 3 |
| 1990s | 22,591 | 22,591 | 22,591 | 1 |
| 2010s | 32,758 | 32,037 | 33,689 | 5 |
| 2020s | 37,185 | 33,894 | 39,184 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in Norway?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Norway was 39,184 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 39,184 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,351 in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Norway ranks 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release