Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Norway

Norway: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 1,185 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1,185 number
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
49th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1,739 number
in 1991
All-time low
1,096 number
in 2017
Years of data
8
1989–2018

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Norway, 1989–2018

05001.0k1.5k1989200320181989: 1.3k number1990: 1.5k number1991: 1.7k number1992: 1.4k number1993: 1.6k number2016: 1.3k number2017: 1.1k number2018: 1.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Norway stood at 1,185 number.

That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Norway peaked at 1,739 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1,096 number, in 2017.

Norway ranks 49th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in Norway, 1989 to 2018.
Year number Change
1989 1,334 number —
1990 1,538 number +15.3%
1991 1,739 number +13.1%
1992 1,369 number -21.3%
1993 1,598 number +16.7%
2016 1,349 number -15.6%
2017 1,096 number -18.8%
2018 1,185 number +8.2%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 1,185 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 70 number, 16.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 1,185 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 173 number, 6.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,334 number 1,334 number 1,334 number 1
1990s 1,561 number 1,369 number 1,739 number 4
2010s 1,210 number 1,096 number 1,349 number 3

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 46 Italy 1,469 number compare
  2. 47 Gambia 1,412 number compare
  3. 48 Belgium 1,239 number compare
  4. 50 United Kingdom 1,139 number compare
  5. 51 Jamaica 1,124 number compare
  6. 52 South Korea 1,092 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Norway?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Norway was 1,185 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 1,739 number in 1991.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 1,096 number in 2017.
How does Norway rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Norway ranks 49th out of 178 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 pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/