Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Norway

Norway: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 27,901 number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
27,901 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
58th
of 134 countries
All-time high
29,082 number
in 1997
All-time low
27,831 number
in 2017
Years of data
5
1997–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Norway, 1997–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1997200720181997: 29.1k number2015: 28.5k number2016: 28.1k number2017: 27.8k number2018: 27.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Norway recorded 27,901 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Norway peaked at 29,082 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 27,831 number, in 2017.

That places Norway 58th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Norway, 1997 to 2018.
Year number Change
1997 29,082 number
2015 28,474 number -2.1%
2016 28,081 number -1.4%
2017 27,831 number -0.9%
2018 27,901 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29,082 number 29,082 number 29,082 number 1
2010s 28,072 number 27,831 number 28,474 number 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 55 Benin 30,039 number compare
  2. 56 Austria 29,653 number compare
  3. 57 Croatia 28,457 number compare
  4. 59 Denmark 27,196 number compare
  5. 60 Mali 24,036 number compare
  6. 61 Jordan 23,581 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Norway?
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Norway was 27,901 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 29,082 number in 1997.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 27,831 number in 2017.
How does Norway rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Norway ranks 58th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.