Portugal vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Portugal
47.5%
in 2023
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
45.1%
in 2024
Portugal rank
69th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
67th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Portugal
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 47.5% against 45.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Portugal ranks 69th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 67th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 38.0% | 9.1% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 38.4% | 5.2% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 44.0% | 1.6% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 44.3% | 0.1% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 44.9% | 1.4% | 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Portugal, at 47.5% against 45.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Portugal and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 2.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Portugal ranks 69th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 67th 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