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
020406080197219982024

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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release