Trained teachers in primary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 100.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 126 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2020
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Portugal, 2000–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, female in Portugal is 100.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Portugal peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education, female in Portugal?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Portugal was 100.0% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.