ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs Portugal: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
74.4%
in 2024
Portugal
81.9%
in 2023
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
76th
Portugal rank
79th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 81.9% against 74.4% in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 79th of 221 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.4% | 81.5% | 43.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 41.7% | 80.4% | 38.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 81.5% | 36.4% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 81.1% | 25.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 80.1% | 16.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 81.5% | 9.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 81.9% against 74.4% in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Portugal?
- 7.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Portugal rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 79th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in 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