Portugal vs Small states: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Portugal
34,227 number
in 2018
Small states
46,776 number
in 2019
Portugal rank
43rd
Small states rank
40th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Portugal
  • Small states
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k197119952019

How they compare

Small states currently reports 46,776 number against 34,227 number in Portugal, a difference of 12,549 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.4 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Small states ahead.

Portugal ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 40th of 176 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 8,094 number 9,349 number 1,255 number Small states
1980s 11,808 number 11,935 number 127.75 number Small states
1990s 18,232 number 15,513 number 2,719 number Portugal
2000s 36,146 number 31,066 number 5,079 number Portugal
2010s 34,742 number 45,436 number 10,694 number Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Portugal or Small states?
Small states, at 46,776 number against 34,227 number in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Portugal and Small states?
12,549 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Small states?
34 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Small states rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Portugal ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 40th 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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About this data

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.