Secondary education, teachers in Portugal
Portugal: Secondary education, teachers was 70.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Portugal, 1973–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 70.2% for secondary education, teachers in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Portugal peaked at 70.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1973.
That places Portugal 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 52.3% | — |
| 1974 | 56.2% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 55.6% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 53.7% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 56.3% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 59.4% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 59.2% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 65.9% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.6% | 52.3% | 59.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 59.7% | 59.2% | 60.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.9% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 65.6% | 69.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 69.1% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 70.2% | 70.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 375,800 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1701 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 428,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Portugal?
- Secondary education, teachers in Portugal was 70.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1973.
- How does Portugal rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Portugal ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.