Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Norway
Norway: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 15,215 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Norway, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Norway recorded 15,215 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Norway peaked at 15,215 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,061 number, in 1997.
That places Norway 54th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12,061 number | — |
| 2015 | 15,020 number | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 14,941 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 14,934 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15,215 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,061 number | 12,061 number | 12,061 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 15,028 number | 14,934 number | 15,215 number | 4 |
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 upper secondary education, female in Norway?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Norway was 15,215 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 15,215 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,061 number in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Norway ranks 54th out of 131 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.