Teachers (discontinued), 1 October 2002

The number of teachers aged 40-49 have decreased by 1 700 compared with 2001, those aged 30-39 have increased by 900.

60 per cent of all teachers are women

The average age for all teachers was 46 years, and 42 per cent of all teachers were 50 years or older. Teachers in Sør Trøndelag and Finnmark hold the lowest average age, 43. Aust-Agder, Møre and Romsdal and Nord-Trøndelag held the highest average age, 47.

80 per cent of teachers at the universities aged 50 years or older were men. The corresponding figure for colleges and upper secondary institutions were 60 per cent. In compulsory¹ education men aged 50 years or older only represent 40 per cent of the teachers within this age group.

Overall, 60 per cent of all teaching personnel were women.

Largest increase in the number of teaching personnel at universities

There were approximately 108 000 teachers in Norway in 2002. Compared with 2001 there has been a small decrease in the total number of teachers. There was a rise in the number of academic staff with teaching responsibilities at the universities. The opposite pattern is found in compulsory education where the total number of teachers declined from 2001 to 2002.

Part-time teachers are mostly women

More than 30 per cent of all teachers worked part-time in 2002. In universities and colleges 26 of the teaching staff worked part-time. Corresponding figures for upper secondary schools and schools providing compulsory education were 28 and 33 per cent. Considering all part-time teachers at all levels of education the female portion is 75 per cent. The female portion among part-time teachers in compulsory education was 85 per cent; in upper secondary schools the female portion was 63 per cent and at universities and colleges 40 per cent.

In total, teachers accounted for 95 000 man-years in 2002. More specific, 67 000 teachers in primary and lower secondary schools accounted for 58 000 man-years, 27 000 teachers in upper secondary schools accounted for 24 000 man-years and 15 000 teachers in universities and colleges accounted for 12 800 man-years in 2002.

¹Compulsory education consists of both primary and lower secondary school level

Tables:

• Table 1 Teachers, by type of school and county. 1992-2002
• Table 2 Teachers, by age and type of school. 1992-2002
• Table 3 Teachers, by full-time, part-time and type of school. 1 October 2002
• Table 4 Teachers and man-years, by sex, type of school and county. 1 October 2002