What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Netherlands and Portugal?

2,638 number, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?

6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Portugal: Teachers in lower secondary education, female

Netherlands

31,391 number

in 2018

Portugal

28,753 number

in 2018

Netherlands rank

37th

Portugal rank

39th

Teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 31,391 number against 28,753 number in Portugal, a difference of 2,638 number.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Portugal ahead.

Netherlands ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 39th of 138 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, Netherlands or Portugal?: Netherlands, at 31,391 number against 28,753 number in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Netherlands and Portugal?: 2,638 number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, female?: Netherlands ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 39th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.