Belgium vs Portugal: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Belgium
31,336 number
in 2018
Portugal
34,227 number
in 2018
Belgium rank
45th
Portugal rank
43rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197119942018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 34,227 number against 31,336 number in Belgium, a difference of 2,891 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 176 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 19,452 number 12,790 number 6,662 number Belgium
1990s 30,460 number 18,232 number 12,228 number Belgium
2000s 26,604 number 35,777 number 9,173 number Portugal
2010s 29,555 number 34,742 number 5,188 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Belgium or Portugal?
Portugal, at 34,227 number against 31,336 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Belgium and Portugal?
2,891 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
17 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Belgium ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.