Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Portugal

Portugal: Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.9024 units per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9024 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
72nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.07 units per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.2141 units per square kilometre
in 1973
Years of data
33
1973–2018

Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1973–2018

0.20.40.60.811973199520181973: 0.214 units per square kilometre1974: 0.232 units per square kilometre1975: 0.298 units per square kilometre1976: 0.325 units per square kilometre1977: 0.334 units per square kilometre1978: 0.239 units per square kilometre1979: 0.293 units per square kilometre1980: 0.313 units per square kilometre1981: 0.35 units per square kilometre1982: 0.378 units per square kilometre1983: 0.396 units per square kilometre1984: 0.397 units per square kilometre1991: 0.705 units per square kilometre1993: 0.781 units per square kilometre2000: 0.928 units per square kilometre2001: 0.914 units per square kilometre2002: 0.979 units per square kilometre2003: 0.954 units per square kilometre2004: 0.938 units per square kilometre2005: 1 units per square kilometre2006: 1 units per square kilometre2007: 1 units per square kilometre2008: 1 units per square kilometre2009: 1.1 units per square kilometre2010: 1.1 units per square kilometre2011: 1.1 units per square kilometre2012: 0.982 units per square kilometre2013: 0.892 units per square kilometre2014: 0.848 units per square kilometre2015: 0.856 units per square kilometre2016: 0.867 units per square kilometre2017: 0.883 units per square kilometre2018: 0.902 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.9024 units per square kilometre for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 1.07 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2141 units per square kilometre, in 1973.

That places Portugal 72nd out of 201 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Portugal, 1973 to 2018.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1973 0.2141 units per square kilometre
1974 0.2322 units per square kilometre +8.4%
1975 0.2985 units per square kilometre +28.6%
1976 0.3247 units per square kilometre +8.8%
1977 0.3341 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1978 0.2388 units per square kilometre -28.5%
1979 0.293 units per square kilometre +22.7%
1980 0.3132 units per square kilometre +6.9%
1981 0.35 units per square kilometre +11.7%
1982 0.3784 units per square kilometre +8.1%
1983 0.3958 units per square kilometre +4.6%
1984 0.397 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1991 0.7051 units per square kilometre +77.6%
1993 0.7811 units per square kilometre +10.8%
2000 0.9275 units per square kilometre +18.8%
2001 0.9142 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2002 0.9791 units per square kilometre +7.1%
2003 0.9541 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2004 0.9383 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2005 1.03 units per square kilometre +9.3%
2006 1.02 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2007 1.02 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2008 1.04 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2009 1.06 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2010 1.07 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2011 1.05 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2012 0.9816 units per square kilometre -6.8%
2013 0.8924 units per square kilometre -9.1%
2014 0.848 units per square kilometre -5.0%
2015 0.856 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2016 0.867 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2017 0.8833 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2018 0.9024 units per square kilometre +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2765 units per square kilometre 0.2141 units per square kilometre 0.3341 units per square kilometre 7
1980s 0.3669 units per square kilometre 0.3132 units per square kilometre 0.397 units per square kilometre 5
1990s 0.7431 units per square kilometre 0.7051 units per square kilometre 0.7811 units per square kilometre 2
2000s 0.9886 units per square kilometre 0.9142 units per square kilometre 1.06 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.9283 units per square kilometre 0.848 units per square kilometre 1.07 units per square kilometre 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 69 Naoero 0.95 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 70 Togo 0.9466 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 71 Austria 0.9143 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 73 El Salvador 0.9013 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 74 Czechia 0.8986 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 75 Hungary 0.8883 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Portugal?
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Portugal was 0.9024 units per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 units per square kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2141 units per square kilometre in 1973.
How does Portugal rank for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 72nd out of 201 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 7,445 data points, 1970–2023
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Secondary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.