ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) vs Portugal: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
45.1%
in 2024
Portugal
47.5%
in 2023
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank
66th
Portugal rank
69th

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 47.5% against 45.1% in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ahead.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 69th of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 43.2% 42.3% 0.9% ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
2010s 43.2% 44.2% 1.0% Portugal
2020s 44.6% 46.3% 1.7% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 47.5% against 45.1% in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and Portugal?
2.4%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and Portugal?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and Portugal rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 69th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,643 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release