ALECSO: Member Countries vs Portugal: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female
ALECSO: Member Countries
95.0%
in 2024
Portugal
99.0%
in 2023
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
65th
Portugal rank
64th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female over time
- ALECSO: Member Countries
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 99.0% against 95.0% in ALECSO: Member Countries, a difference of 4.0%.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 64th of 215 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ALECSO: Member Countries | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.4% | 98.3% | 39.9% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 97.9% | 33.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 97.5% | 9.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 98.8% | 6.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 99.0% | 3.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female, ALECSO: Member Countries or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 99.0% against 95.0% in ALECSO: Member Countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female between ALECSO: Member Countries and Portugal?
- 4.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Portugal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Portugal rank globally for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 64th of 215 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release