Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in upper secondary education, female
Teachers in upper secondary education, female over time
- Portugal
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 303,498 number against 29,482 number in Portugal, a difference of 274,016 number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.3 times Portugal's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 131 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,458 number | 162,754 number | 131,296 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 29,628 number | 292,854 number | 263,226 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in upper secondary education, female, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 303,498 number against 29,482 number in Portugal as of 2016.
- What is the difference in teachers in upper secondary education, female between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 274,016 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 131 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.