Norway vs Portugal: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Norway
15,749 number
in 2018
Portugal
15,320 number
in 2018
Norway rank
38th
Portugal rank
40th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Norway
  • Portugal
05.0k10.0k15.0k197119942018

How they compare

Norway currently reports 15,749 number against 15,320 number in Portugal, a difference of 429 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 40th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 1,054 number 2,105 number 1,051 number Portugal
1980s 2,048 number 3,869 number 1,822 number Portugal
2010s 12,800 number 15,066 number 2,265 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Norway or Portugal?
Norway, at 15,749 number against 15,320 number in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Norway and Portugal?
429 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Norway ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 40th of 159 countries.
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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About this data

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.