ALECSO: Member Countries vs Brazil: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
ALECSO: Member Countries
44.2%
in 2024
Brazil
47.0%
in 2024
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
74th
Brazil rank
75th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- ALECSO: Member Countries
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 47.0% against 44.2% in ALECSO: Member Countries, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times ALECSO: Member Countries's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 74th and Brazil ranks 75th of 221 groups.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ALECSO: Member Countries | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 20.7% | 6.2% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 38.4% | 8.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 39.2% | 9.2% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 44.7% | 11.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 45.4% | 7.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 46.7% | 4.5% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, ALECSO: Member Countries or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 47.0% against 44.2% in ALECSO: Member Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between ALECSO: Member Countries and Brazil?
- 2.8%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Brazil rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 74th and Brazil ranks 75th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release