GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Portugal: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
72.1%
in 2024
Portugal
81.9%
in 2023
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
80th
Portugal rank
79th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 81.9% against 72.1% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 80th 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 | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.5% | 81.5% | 40.9% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 45.1% | 80.4% | 35.3% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 81.5% | 29.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 81.1% | 22.5% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 80.1% | 15.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 81.5% | 11.4% | 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, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 81.9% against 72.1% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Portugal?
- 9.8%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Portugal rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 80th 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