Teachers in secondary education, male in Portugal

Portugal: Teachers in secondary education, male was 24,429 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
24,429 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
71st
of 190 countries
All-time high
32,266 number
in 2006
All-time low
9,296 number
in 1974
Years of data
28
1973–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in Portugal, 1973–2018

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1973199520181973: 9.3k number1974: 9.3k number1975: 12.1k number1976: 13.1k number1977: 14.2k number1978: 9.5k number1979: 10.9k number1980: 11.4k number1981: 13.1k number1991: 22.0k number2000: 26.9k number2001: 26.3k number2003: 27.2k number2004: 26.6k number2005: 29.4k number2006: 32.3k number2007: 29.1k number2008: 29.6k number2009: 29.8k number2010: 30.2k number2011: 29.8k number2012: 27.5k number2013: 25.0k number2014: 23.5k number2015: 23.4k number2016: 23.6k number2017: 23.9k number2018: 24.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in secondary education, male in Portugal stood at 24,429 number.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Portugal peaked at 32,266 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9,296 number, in 1974.

Portugal ranks 71st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11,214 number 9,296 number 14,164 number 7
1980s 12,228 number 11,390 number 13,065 number 2
1990s 22,000 number 22,000 number 22,000 number 1
2000s 28,574 number 26,282 number 32,266 number 9
2010s 25,715 number 23,442 number 30,243 number 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 68 Cuba 27,870 number compare
  2. 69 Austria 25,377 number compare
  3. 70 Jordan 25,080 number compare
  4. 72 Hungary 23,992 number compare
  5. 73 Czechia 23,773 number compare
  6. 74 Denmark 23,489 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Portugal?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Portugal was 24,429 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 32,266 number in 2006.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 9,296 number in 1974.
How does Portugal rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Portugal ranks 71st out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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/