Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Portugal

Portugal: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 13,192 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
13,192 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
56th
of 131 countries
All-time high
16,622 number
in 2010
All-time low
12,273 number
in 2014
Years of data
17
2000–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Portugal, 2000–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000200920182000: 15.4k number2001: 14.5k number2003: 15.1k number2004: 15.9k number2006: 16.5k number2007: 14.2k number2008: 15.2k number2009: 16.5k number2010: 16.6k number2011: 16.0k number2012: 15.1k number2013: 13.9k number2014: 12.3k number2015: 13.4k number2016: 12.5k number2017: 13.0k number2018: 13.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Portugal stood at 13,192 number.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Portugal peaked at 16,622 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12,273 number, in 2014.

That places Portugal 56th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15,406 number 14,172 number 16,535 number 8
2010s 14,008 number 12,273 number 16,622 number 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 53 Denmark 13,371 number compare
  2. 54 Madagascar 13,276 number compare
  3. 55 Austria 13,213 number compare
  4. 57 Norway 12,686 number compare
  5. 58 Burundi 11,532 number compare
  6. 59 Burkina Faso 10,997 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

More reference data data for Portugal

All data for Portugal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Portugal?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Portugal was 13,192 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 16,622 number in 2010.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 12,273 number in 2014.
How does Portugal rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Portugal ranks 56th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 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/