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

Norway
34,002 number
in 2018
Portugal
34,227 number
in 2018
Norway rank
44th
Portugal rank
43rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Norway
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 34,227 number against 34,002 number in Norway, a difference of 225 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 6,356 number 7,078 number 721.67 number Portugal
1980s 8,962 number 11,808 number 2,846 number Portugal
1990s 9,316 number 13,840 number 4,524 number Portugal
2010s 28,194 number 34,057 number 5,863 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Norway or Portugal?
Portugal, at 34,227 number against 34,002 number in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Norway and Portugal?
225 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Norway ranks 44th 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.