Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 29,482 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Portugal, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 29,482 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Portugal peaked at 34,982 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25,344 number, in 2015.
Portugal ranks 34th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,039 number | — |
| 2001 | 29,867 number | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 31,210 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 33,157 number | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 30,046 number | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 28,212 number | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 31,142 number | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 34,982 number | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 33,338 number | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 33,356 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 32,575 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 29,503 number | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 25,828 number | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 25,344 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 27,450 number | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 29,095 number | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 29,482 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,207 number | 28,212 number | 34,982 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 29,552 number | 25,344 number | 33,356 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Portugal?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Portugal was 29,482 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 34,982 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,344 number in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.