Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Norway
Norway: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 12,049 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Norway, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 12,049 for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Norway peaked at 17,021 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 11,737, in 2021.
That places Norway 65th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17,021 | — |
| 2015 | 13,454 | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 13,140 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 12,898 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 12,686 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 11,836 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 11,841 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11,737 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11,989 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 12,021 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 12,049 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,021 | 17,021 | 17,021 | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,803 | 11,836 | 13,454 | 5 |
| 2020s | 11,927 | 11,737 | 12,049 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Norway?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Norway was 12,049 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 17,021 in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,737 in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- Norway ranks 65th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release