New Zealand vs Portugal: Primary education, teachers, per capita

New Zealand
0.005 units per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0049 units per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
98th
Portugal rank
101st

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
00.0020.0040.0060.008197119972024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.005 units per person against 0.0049 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1973 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 101st of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0067 units per person 0.0062 units per person 0.0005 units per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0057 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0014 units per person Portugal
1990s 0.0054 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0019 units per person Portugal
2000s 0.0052 units per person 0.0064 units per person 0.0011 units per person Portugal
2010s 0.0054 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0002 units per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0052 units per person 0.005 units per person 0.0002 units per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, New Zealand or Portugal?
New Zealand, at 0.005 units per person against 0.0049 units per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between New Zealand and Portugal?
0.0001 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 101st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.