Portugal - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Portugal was 80.92 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 82.88 in 1985, while its lowest value was 77.96 in 1987.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 82.40
1974 82.07
1975 81.94
1976 80.82
1977 80.07
1978 81.42
1985 82.88
1987 77.96
1991 81.48
2000 82.06
2001 82.07
2004 81.79
2005 81.52
2006 80.61
2007 81.78
2008 79.76
2009 79.60
2010 79.69
2011 79.54
2012 79.75
2013 79.22
2014 79.84
2015 80.07
2016 80.55
2017 80.94
2018 80.84
2019 80.92

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs