Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway

Norway: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 18,252 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
18,252 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
41st
of 159 countries
All-time high
18,252 number
in 2018
All-time low
4,271 number
in 1971
Years of data
28
1971–2018

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway, 1971–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1971199420181971: 4.3k number1973: 5.1k number1976: 5.6k number1977: 5.6k number1978: 5.5k number1979: 5.8k number1980: 6.2k number1981: 6.3k number1982: 7.1k number1985: 6.4k number1986: 6.6k number1987: 6.5k number1988: 6.9k number1989: 7.0k number1990: 6.6k number1991: 5.8k number1997: 8.8k number1998: 8.9k number1999: 9.0k number2000: 9.4k number2001: 9.9k number2012: 13.3k number2013: 13.4k number2014: 14.1k number2015: 14.8k number2016: 16.1k number2017: 17.8k number2018: 18.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Norway recorded 18,252 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway peaked at 18,252 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,271 number, in 1971.

Norway ranks 41st of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in Norway, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 4,271 number
1973 5,083 number +19.0%
1976 5,579 number +9.8%
1977 5,594 number +0.3%
1978 5,509 number -1.5%
1979 5,779 number +4.9%
1980 6,179 number +6.9%
1981 6,273 number +1.5%
1982 7,072 number +12.7%
1985 6,433 number -9.0%
1986 6,620 number +2.9%
1987 6,532 number -1.3%
1988 6,911 number +5.8%
1989 6,999 number +1.3%
1990 6,633 number -5.2%
1991 5,802 number -12.5%
1997 8,786 number +51.4%
1998 8,910 number +1.4%
1999 9,024 number +1.3%
2000 9,359 number +3.7%
2001 9,888 number +5.7%
2012 13,332 number +34.8%
2013 13,415 number +0.6%
2014 14,057 number +4.8%
2015 14,766 number +5.0%
2016 16,110 number +9.1%
2017 17,823 number +10.6%
2018 18,252 number +2.4%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 18,252 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,251 number, 2.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 18,252 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,018 number, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +51.4% 5,802 number 8,786 number
2012 +34.8% 9,888 number 13,332 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,302 number 4,271 number 5,779 number 6
1980s 6,627 number 6,179 number 7,072 number 8
1990s 7,831 number 5,802 number 9,024 number 5
2000s 9,624 number 9,359 number 9,888 number 2
2010s 15,394 number 13,332 number 18,252 number 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 38 Sweden 19,470 number compare
  2. 39 Portugal 18,907 number compare
  3. 40 Australia 18,816 number compare
  4. 42 South Africa 16,967 number compare
  5. 43 Cote d'Ivoire 16,517 number compare
  6. 43 Jordan 16,517 number compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Norway was 18,252 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 18,252 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 4,271 number in 1971.
How does Norway rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Norway ranks 41st out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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 tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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/