Maldives vs Portugal: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female
Maldives
99.1%
in 2024
Portugal
99.0%
in 2023
Maldives rank
63rd
Portugal rank
64th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female over time
- Maldives
- Portugal
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.1% against 99.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
Maldives ranks 63rd and Portugal ranks 64th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 98.3% | 1.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 97.5% | 1.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 98.8% | 3.4% | 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, Maldives or Portugal?
- Maldives, at 99.1% against 99.0% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female between Maldives and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Portugal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Maldives and Portugal rank globally for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Maldives ranks 63rd and Portugal ranks 64th of 195 countries.
- 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