Least developed countries vs Portugal: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Least developed countries
92,514 number
in 2019
Portugal
15,320 number
in 2018
Least developed countries rank
35th
Portugal rank
40th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Portugal
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197119952019

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 92,514 number against 15,320 number in Portugal, a difference of 77,194 number.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 6.0 times Portugal's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 40th of 43 groups.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 7,260 number 1,922 number 5,339 number Least developed countries
1980s 10,572 number 3,932 number 6,640 number Least developed countries
2000s 34,226 number 15,306 number 18,920 number Least developed countries
2010s 74,795 number 15,319 number 59,476 number Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Least developed countries or Portugal?
Least developed countries, at 92,514 number against 15,320 number in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Least developed countries and Portugal?
77,194 number, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Least developed countries and Portugal rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Least developed countries ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 40th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.