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Indicators for gender equality in municipalities

The indicators for gender equality in Norwegian municipalities are a set of twelve indicators that are important and relevant for describing gender equality at a local and national level over time. The indicators are based on administrative register data available at municipal level.

Updated: 3 December 2024

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Table 1Indicators for gender equality, source data for the whole country

Indicators for gender equality, source data for the whole country
	2023
Share of 1-5 years olds in kindergarten (per cent)	93.8
Share of men among municipal county members (per cent)	59.4
Share of women among municipal county members (per cent)	40.6
Share of men with higher education (per cent)	32.1
Share of women with higher education (per cent)	42.4
Share of men (20-66 years) in the work force (per cent)	79.5
Share of women (20-66 years) in the work force (per cent)	74.7
Average gross income, men (NOK)	679 500
Average gross income, women (NOK)	487 800
Share of employed men (20-66 years) working part-time (per cent)	16.0
Share of employed women (20-66 years) working part-time (per cent)	34.3
Share of fathers taking the full fathers quota or more (per cent)	65.9
Level of gender balanced business structure (score)	0.62
Share of men among employees (20-66 years) in public sector (per cent)	30.2
Share of women among employees (20-66 years) in public sector (per cent)	69.8
Share of men among employees (20-66 years) private sector (per cent)	63.3
Share of women among employees (20-66 years) private sector (per cent)	36.7
Share of men among leaders (20-66 years) (per cent)	61.5
Share of women among leaders (20-66 years) (per cent)	38.5
Level of gender balance in educational programs in upper secondary school (score	0.67
17 January 2025: Indicator for women and men’s average gross income updated for 2023.

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Table 2Indicators for Gender Equality. Score per indicator, average for the entire country

Indicators for Gender Equality. Score per indicator, average for the entire country
	Share of 1-5 years olds in kindergarten	Gender distribution among municipality representatives	The relationship between women and men with higher education	Ratio between men and women in the work force	Ratio between men and women's gross income	Ratio between men and women's part time work	Share of fathers taking full paternity quota of the parental leave period	Level of gender balanced business structure	Gender balance in public sector	Gender balance in private sector	Gender distribution among leaders	Level of gender balance in educational programs in upper secondary school
2013	0.90	0.76	0.81	0.93	0.67	0.40	0.59	0.60	0.59	0.73	0.71	0.67
2014	0.90	0.78	0.82	0.93	0.67	0.41	0.61	0.60	0.59	0.73	0.72	0.68
2015	0.91	0.78	0.81	0.95	0.67	0.48	0.63	0.60	0.59	0.73	0.70	0.68
2016	0.91	0.78	0.80	0.95	0.69	0.44	0.63	0.60	0.59	0.73	0.71	0.68
2017	0.91	0.78	0.79	0.95	0.69	0.42	0.63	0.60	0.59	0.73	0.72	0.67
2018	0.92	0.78	0.79	0.95	0.69	0.43	0.64	0.60	0.59	0.73	0.73	0.67
2019	0.92	0.78	0.78	0.95	0.70	0.43	0.62	0.60	0.59	0.73	0.74	0.67
2020	0.93	0.81	0.77	0.94	0.70	0.45	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.72	0.74	0.67
2021	0.93	0.81	0.77	0.95	0.68	0.45	0.62	0.61	0.60	0.73	0.75	0.67
2022	0.93	0.81	0.76	0.94	0.71	0.46	0.65	0.61	0.60	0.73	0.76	0.67
2023	0.94	0.81	0.76	0.94	0.72	0.47	0.66	0.62	0.60	0.73	0.77	0.67

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StatBank source table 09292

Table 3Share of men and women with higher education. Average of the entire country

Share of men and women with higher education. Average of the entire country
	Share of men with higher education (per cent)	Share of women with higher education (per cent)
2013	26.2	32.3
2014	28.1	34.3
2015	28.6	35.4
2016	29.1	36.3
2017	29.5	37.2
2018	30.0	38.0
2019	30.1	38.8
2020	30.7	39.6
2021	31.1	40.6
2022	31.7	41.6
2023	32.1	42.4

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Table 4Share of fathers taking full paternity leave or more, by county

Share of fathers taking full paternity leave or more, by county
	Share of fathers taking the full fathers quota or more (per cent)
	2023
Viken (2020-2023)	65.8
Oslo	67.8
Innlandet	63.9
Vestfold og Telemark (2020-2023)	61.4
Agder	59.9
Rogaland	65.8
Vestland	68.4
Møre og Romsdal	65.3
Trøndelag - Trööndelage	68.0
Nordland - Nordlánnda	66.0
Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku (2020-2023)	66.6

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Table 5Indicators for Gender Equality, by county

Indicators for Gender Equality, by county
	Share of 1-5 years olds in kindergarten (per cent)	Share of men among municipal county members (per cent)	Share of women among municipal county members (per cent)	Share of men with higher education (per cent)	Share of women with higher education (per cent)	Share of men (20-66 years) in the work force (per cent)	Share of women (20-66 years) in the work force (per cent)	Average gross income, men (NOK)	Average gross income, women (NOK)	Share of employed men (20-66 years) working part-time (per cent)	Share of employed women (20-66 years) working part-time (per cent)	Share of fathers taking the full fathers quota or more (per cent)	Level of gender balanced business structure (score)	Share of men among employees (20-66 years) in public sector (per cent)	Share of women among employees (20-66 years) in public sector (per cent)	Share of men among employees (20-66 years) private sector (per cent)	Share of women among employees (20-66 years) private sector (per cent)	Share of men among leaders (20-66 years) (per cent)	Share of women among leaders (20-66 years) (per cent)	Level of gender balance in educational programs in upper secondary school (score
	2023
Viken (2020-2023)	92.8	58.2	41.8	31.8	40.7	79.5	74.2	698 400	497 500	14.5	31.9	65.8	0.63	30.4	69.6	62.3	37.7	62.7	37.3	0.69
Oslo	92.7	49.2	50.8	51.9	58.5	79.2	77.0	774 200	568 700	17.0	25.7	67.8	0.76	35.7	64.3	56.9	43.1	57.7	42.3	0.77
Innlandet	93.5	58.5	41.5	23.2	35.1	78.4	72.4	592 500	447 400	18.8	42.0	63.9	0.56	30.0	70.0	66.3	33.7	61.4	38.6	0.63
Vestfold og Telemark (2020-2023)	93.9	58.4	41.6	27.2	37.3	77.0	71.6	638 700	453 500	16.4	39.7	61.4	0.59	27.6	72.4	64.6	35.4	64.4	35.6	0.66
Agder	91.7	62.8	37.2	28.1	38.0	76.5	70.5	624 400	435 900	18.4	43.9	59.9	0.57	28.6	71.4	65.5	34.5	64.1	35.9	0.63
Rogaland	93.2	59.9	40.1	30.4	41.4	81.5	75.2	747 000	492 300	13.6	35.6	65.8	0.58	25.6	74.4	64.4	35.6	63.9	36.1	0.63
Vestland	95.8	60.6	39.4	30.9	42.8	80.7	76.9	677 500	481 000	15.9	34.9	68.4	0.59	29.2	70.8	64.0	36.0	61.1	38.9	0.65
Møre og Romsdal	95.6	63.1	36.9	25.1	37.8	81.0	75.4	656 500	454 700	14.6	38.8	65.3	0.54	25.3	74.7	67.1	32.9	62.0	38.0	0.64
Trøndelag - Trööndelage	96.0	59.1	40.9	31.3	42.1	80.5	75.2	640 000	473 400	17.0	36.4	68.0	0.60	30.8	69.2	65.3	34.7	61.8	38.2	0.65
Nordland - Nordlánnda	94.4	56.9	43.1	24.0	36.1	78.9	73.8	621 600	464 800	16.1	34.7	66.0	0.56	30.3	69.7	67.4	32.6	58.5	41.5	0.65
Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku (2020-2023)	94.6	59.2	40.8	27.1	41.6	79.1	75.6	614 900	482 900	17.6	30.7	66.6	0.59	33.8	66.2	67.3	32.7	59.1	40.9	0.65
17 January 2025: Indicator for women and men’s average gross income updated for 2023.

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StatBank source table 09293

Table 6Score per Gender Equality Indicator, by county

Score per Gender Equality Indicator, by county
	Share of 1-5 years olds in kindergarten	Gender distribution among municipality representatives	The relationship between women and men with higher education	Ratio between men and women in the work force	Ratio between men and women's gross income	Ratio between men and women's part time work	Share of fathers taking the full fathers quota or more of parents money period	Level of gender balanced business structure	Gender balance in public sector	Gender balance in private sector	Gender distribution among leaders	Level of gender balance in educational programs in upper secondary school
	2023
Viken (2020-2023)	0.93	0.84	0.78	0.93	0.71	0.45	0.66	0.63	0.61	0.75	0.75	0.69
Oslo	0.93	0.98	0.89	0.97	0.73	0.66	0.68	0.76	0.71	0.86	0.85	0.77
Innlandet	0.93	0.83	0.66	0.92	0.76	0.45	0.64	0.56	0.60	0.67	0.77	0.63
Vestfold og Telemark (2020-2023)	0.94	0.83	0.73	0.93	0.71	0.41	0.61	0.59	0.55	0.71	0.71	0.66
Agder	0.92	0.74	0.74	0.92	0.70	0.42	0.60	0.57	0.57	0.69	0.72	0.63
Rogaland	0.93	0.80	0.73	0.92	0.66	0.38	0.66	0.58	0.51	0.71	0.72	0.63
Vestland	0.96	0.79	0.72	0.95	0.71	0.45	0.68	0.59	0.58	0.72	0.78	0.65
Møre og Romsdal	0.96	0.74	0.66	0.93	0.69	0.38	0.65	0.54	0.51	0.66	0.76	0.64
Trøndelag - Trööndelage	0.96	0.82	0.74	0.93	0.74	0.47	0.68	0.60	0.62	0.69	0.76	0.65
Nordland - Nordlánnda	0.94	0.86	0.67	0.94	0.75	0.46	0.66	0.56	0.61	0.65	0.83	0.65
Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku (2020-2023)	0.95	0.82	0.65	0.96	0.79	0.58	0.67	0.59	0.68	0.65	0.82	0.65

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StatBank source table 09292

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About the statistics

The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 21 November 2024.

Definitions of the main concepts and variables

The labour force is the sum of persons in employment and unemployed. From 2017 the indicator is calculated on the basis of a new data source. This means a break from previous years

Higher education is defined as a university or university college education at a lower or higher degree level.
Lower degree covers:
- everyone who has completed a university or university college education lasting up to four years up to 1997/98.
- everyone who has attained 120 study points or more in the university and university college system since 1998/99, but who have not completed a higher degree.

Higher degree covers:
- everyone who has completed a university or university college education of more than four years.
- everyone who has completed a research education regardless of duration.
For more information, see About the statistics, Level of education http://www.ssb.no/emner/04/01/utniv/

Income consists of all taxable income such as earned income, various pensions and capital income. It is important to be aware that a comparison of gross income between men and women can be problematic. More men enter the couples capital income on their tax return, although this is joint income. A comparison of average gross income between the sexes, particularly in small municipalities, can give a skewed profile if individuals in the municipality (usually men) have extremely high incomes. Where men more often enter capital income on their tax returns, this however can be an indication of who has control of the money.

Part time : Until 2014 defined as agreed working hours of less than 30 hours a week. From 2016 defined from what percentage of employment is reported from the employer, instead of working hours per week. This means the indicator before and after 2015 is not comparable.

Managers is the standard code for the occupational classification (a one-digit level is used here, 1. Managerial occupations)

Share of fathers taking statutory paternity leave: The basis for all men who become fathers in the relevant calendar year, regardless of whether they are entitled to parental leave in connection with childbirth.

Standard classifications

Not relevant