Portugal vs Switzerland: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Portugal
15,320 number
in 2018
Switzerland
12,917 number
in 2018
Portugal rank
40th
Switzerland rank
43rd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

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

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 15,320 number against 12,917 number in Switzerland, a difference of 2,403 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 3,364 number 556 number 2,808 number Portugal
2000s 15,306 number 9,017 number 6,289 number Portugal
2010s 15,411 number 13,516 number 1,895 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Portugal or Switzerland?
Portugal, at 15,320 number against 12,917 number in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Portugal and Switzerland?
2,403 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Portugal ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 43rd 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.