Brazil vs WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Brazil
47.0%
in 2024
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
44.1%
in 2024
Brazil rank
75th
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank
77th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Brazil
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 47.0% against 44.1% in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times WB: Ida & Ibrd Total's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ahead.
Brazil ranks 75th and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 77th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | WB: Ida & Ibrd Total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.7% | 36.8% | 11.1% | WB: Ida & Ibrd Total |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 37.6% | 1.2% | WB: Ida & Ibrd Total |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 38.3% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 43.0% | 1.7% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 43.3% | 2.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 44.0% | 2.6% | 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, Brazil or WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Brazil, at 47.0% against 44.1% in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Brazil and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- 2.9%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Brazil ranks 75th and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 77th of 172 countries.
- 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