Portugal vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Portugal
47.5%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
44.9%
in 2024
Portugal rank
69th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
70th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Portugal
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 47.5% against 44.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Portugal ranks 69th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 70th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.4% | 30.7% | 3.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 37.1% | 3.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 44.0% | 1.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 44.0% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 44.6% | 1.8% | 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, Portugal or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Portugal, at 47.5% against 44.9% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 2.6%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Portugal ranks 69th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 70th of 172 countries.
- 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release