ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) vs Portugal: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
64.3%
in 2024
Portugal
70.2%
in 2023
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank
42nd
Portugal rank
41st
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 70.2% against 64.3% in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)'s.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 41st of 221 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.4% | 55.6% | 6.3% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 59.7% | 7.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 55.0% | 65.9% | 10.9% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 68.4% | 8.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 69.8% | 7.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 70.3% | 6.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 70.2% against 64.3% in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) and Portugal?
- 5.9%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) and Portugal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) and Portugal rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 41st of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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