Portugal among EU countries with most nursery school teachers and assistants

Portugal is among the EU countries with the most nursery school teachers and assistants working.

According to the most recent figures from Eurostat, last year nursery school teachers and assistants made up 1 percent of the total employed population in Europe. Country-wise, Denmark has the highest number of nursery teachers and assistants, followed by France and Sweden, while Portugal and Finland and Ireland and Malta have the same numbers, rounding off the top-five spots.