The number of teachers in Portugal has been the highest for the third cycle and secondary education, while it has been the lowest for pre-school. During the school year 2022/2023, there were 78,130 teachers for the last level of compulsory education, almost 23,000 for the second cycle of education, and 31,360 teaching professionals for the first school cycle.
Number of teachers in Portugal from school year 2016/2017 to 2022/2023, by level of education
(in 1,000s)
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Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência. (June 28, 2024). Number of teachers in Portugal from school year 2016/2017 to 2022/2023, by level of education (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484361/portugal-teaching-personnel-by-level/
Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência. "Number of teachers in Portugal from school year 2016/2017 to 2022/2023, by level of education (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484361/portugal-teaching-personnel-by-level/
Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência. (2024). Number of teachers in Portugal from school year 2016/2017 to 2022/2023, by level of education (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484361/portugal-teaching-personnel-by-level/
Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência. "Number of Teachers in Portugal from School Year 2016/2017 to 2022/2023, by Level of Education (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484361/portugal-teaching-personnel-by-level/
Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência, Number of teachers in Portugal from school year 2016/2017 to 2022/2023, by level of education (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484361/portugal-teaching-personnel-by-level/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of teachers in Portugal from school year 2016/2017 to 2022/2023, by level of education (in 1,000s) [Graph], Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484361/portugal-teaching-personnel-by-level/