Japan vs Portugal: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita

Japan
0.0009 units per person
in 1998
Portugal
0.0009 units per person
in 2023
Japan rank
130th
Portugal rank
127th

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Portugal
00.0010.0010.0020.002197119972023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0009 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 130th and Portugal ranks 127th of 200 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0016 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0005 units per person Japan
1980s 0.0017 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0002 units per person Japan
1990s 0.0015 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0002 units per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita, Japan or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0009 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita between Japan and Portugal?
0 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
9 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1991.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Japan ranks 130th and Portugal ranks 127th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,053 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.