Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Portugal or Zambia?

Portugal, at 41,538 number against 39,407 number in Zambia as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Portugal and Zambia?

2,131 number, with Portugal ahead.

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

21 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

Portugal vs Zambia: Teachers in primary education, female

Portugal

41,538 number

in 2018

Zambia

39,407 number

in 2017

Portugal rank

70th

Zambia rank

72nd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Portugal
Zambia

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 41,538 number against 39,407 number in Zambia, a difference of 2,131 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 72nd of 196 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	45,238 number	6,886 number	38,352 number	Portugal
1980s	62,076 number	11,818 number	50,258 number	Portugal
2000s	53,717 number	21,118 number	32,599 number	Portugal
2010s	44,948 number	36,047 number	8,901 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Portugal or Zambia?: Portugal, at 41,538 number against 39,407 number in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Portugal and Zambia?: 2,131 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zambia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Portugal and Zambia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Portugal ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 72nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary 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 primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.