Teachers (discontinued), 1 October 2001

By autumn 2001, slightly above 44 000 out of a total of 110 000 teachers in public schools were more than 50 years old. Compared with the previous year, the age group of teachers 50-59 increased by 1700. The age group of teachers 30-39 increased by 1300 and teachers above 60 increased by 700. The proportion of teachers above 50 has increased by 5 percentage points from 1995.

In contrast, the proportion of teachers age 40-49 decreased by 900 from the previous year. From 1995 the age group 40-49 has decreased by 4 000 teachers. From 2000 until 2001 there has also been a small decline of teachers below 29 years of age.

By autumn 2001, the average age of all teachers was 45. In Finnmark county only 28 per cent of the teachers were above 50, while in Aust-Agder county roughly 46 per cent were above 50.

One-third work part time

By autumn 2001, 75 000 teachers were employed on a full-time basis, while roughly 35 000 were only part-time employed. There were about 20 000 more women than men working as teachers in Norwegian schools. 41 per cent of all female and 21 per cent of all male teachers were part-time employed.

In total, teachers accounted for 95 000 man-years during 2001. In primary and lower secondary schools there were 59 300 man years worked, in upper secondary schools there were 23 800 man years worked while in universities and colleges there were 12 700 man-years worked.

Tables:

• Table 1 Teachers, by type of school and county. 1992-2001
• Table 2 Teachers, by age and type of school. 1992-2001
• Table 3 Teachers, by full-time, part-time and type of school. 1 October 2001
• Table 4 Teachers and man-years, by sex, type of school and county. 1 October 2001