GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Portugal: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
64.6%
in 2024
Portugal
70.2%
in 2023
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
38th
Portugal rank
41st

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 70.2% against 64.6% in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 38th 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 GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 44.9% 55.6% 10.7% Portugal
1980s 45.1% 59.7% 14.6% Portugal
1990s 46.4% 65.9% 19.5% Portugal
2000s 50.9% 68.4% 17.5% Portugal
2010s 57.9% 69.8% 11.9% Portugal
2020s 63.4% 70.3% 6.9% 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, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Portugal?
Portugal, at 70.2% against 64.6% in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Portugal?
5.6%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Portugal rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 38th 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