Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Portugal: Teachers in upper secondary education, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
366,185 number
in 2019
Portugal
29,482 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
31st
Portugal rank
34th

Teachers in upper secondary education, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 366,185 number against 29,482 number in Portugal, a difference of 336,703 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.4 times Portugal's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 304,361 number 31,207 number 273,154 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 376,947 number 29,552 number 347,394 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in upper secondary education, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Portugal?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 366,185 number against 29,482 number in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in upper secondary education, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal?
336,703 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.