Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Portugal
Portugal: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 100.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 103 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2020
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Portugal, 2000–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2020, trained teachers in secondary education, female in Portugal stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary 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 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 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. (36 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0%
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0%
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0%
- 1 Morocco 100.0%
- 1 Naoero 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0%
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
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 secondary education, female in Portugal?
- Trained teachers in secondary 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 secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is trained teachers in secondary 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 secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.