Portugal vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Portugal
42,707
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
2.59 million
in 2024
Portugal rank
73rd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
70th

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled over time

  • Portugal
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 2.59 million against 42,707 in Portugal, a difference of 2.55 million.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 60.7 times Portugal's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 73rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 70th of 212 countries.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal WB: Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 45,238 1.28 million 1.24 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 59,794 1.75 million 1.70 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 58,786 1.89 million 1.83 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 53,306 2.26 million 2.21 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 44,050 2.37 million 2.32 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 42,405 2.45 million 2.41 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Portugal or WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean, at 2.59 million against 42,707 in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
2.55 million, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Portugal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Portugal ranks 73rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 70th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,584 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.