Teachers in primary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: Teachers in primary education, female was 41,538 number in 2018. ▬ Flat
Teachers in primary education, female in Portugal, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Portugal is 41,538 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Portugal peaked at 62,076 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 36,448 number, in 1973.
Portugal ranks 70th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in primary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 36,448 number | — |
| 1974 | 39,684 number | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 45,105 number | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 48,074 number | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 50,161 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 51,953 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 62,076 number | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 58,825 number | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 58,781 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50,271 number | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 50,805 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 53,611 number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 58,300 number | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 57,069 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 52,561 number | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 53,402 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 52,623 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 53,977 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 51,645 number | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 47,812 number | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 42,952 number | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 40,142 number | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 39,521 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 40,276 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 41,263 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 41,538 number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45,238 number | 36,448 number | 51,953 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 60,450 number | 58,825 number | 62,076 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 58,781 number | 58,781 number | 58,781 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 53,580 number | 50,271 number | 58,300 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 44,347 number | 39,521 number | 53,977 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Portugal?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Portugal was 41,538 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 62,076 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,448 number in 1973.
- How does Portugal rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 70th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.