Which has higher teachers in secondary education, male, Jordan or Portugal?

Jordan, at 25,080 number against 24,429 number in Portugal as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Portugal?

13 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs Portugal: Teachers in secondary education, male

Jordan

25,080 number

in 2019

Portugal

24,429 number

in 2018

Jordan rank

70th

Portugal rank

71st

Teachers in secondary education, male over time

Jordan
Portugal

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 25,080 number against 24,429 number in Portugal, a difference of 651 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.

Jordan ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 71st of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4,865 number	11,214 number	6,350 number	Portugal
1980s	7,193 number	12,228 number	5,034 number	Portugal
2000s	14,542 number	27,163 number	12,621 number	Portugal
2010s	27,452 number	23,960 number	3,493 number	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, male, Jordan or Portugal?: Jordan, at 25,080 number against 24,429 number in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, male between Jordan and Portugal?: 651 number, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Portugal?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Jordan and Portugal rank globally for teachers in secondary education, male?: Jordan ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 71st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/