Share of primary school teachers who are women in Portugal
Portugal: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 81.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Portugal, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 81.9% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Portugal peaked at 82.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1987.
That places Portugal 79th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.5% | 80.1% | 82.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 80.4% | 78.0% | 82.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 79.6% | 82.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 79.2% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 81.2% | 81.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 52,131 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Portugal?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Portugal was 81.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1987.
- How does Portugal rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Portugal ranks 79th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.