Qualified primary teachers in Portugal

In Portugal, 100.0% of primary school teachers had the minimum required qualifications in 2020.

Measure: Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education Unit: % of primary teachers Data: 2000 to 2020 Source: UNESCO UIS
The latest value for Portugal is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Portugal, 2020 100.0% % of primary teachers
Change from 2019 0percentage points 2019: 100.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2020 100.0% Middle value of 6 countries

Qualified primary teachers in Portugal over time

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% of primary teachers. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education (% of primary teachers), 2001 to 2020
Period Portugal
2020 100.0%
2019 100.0%
2018 100.0%
2017 100.0%
2016 100.0%
2015 100.0%
2014 100.0%
2013 100.0%
2012 100.0%
2011 100.0%
2010 100.0%
2009 100.0%
2008 100.0%
2007 100.0%
2006 100.0%
2005 100.0%
2004 100.0%
2003 100.0%
2002 100.0%
2001 100.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 100.0%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
TRTP.1 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2020 for Portugal
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org