Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Brazil or United States of America?

United States of America, at 1.74 million against 1.02 million in Brazil as of 2023.

What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Brazil and United States of America?

719,950, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?

10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs United States of America: Secondary education, teachers

Brazil

1.02 million

in 2024

United States of America

1.74 million

in 2023

Brazil rank

7th

United States of America rank

4th

Secondary education, teachers over time

Brazil
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.74 million against 1.02 million in Brazil, a difference of 719,950.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 4th of 201 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.40 million	1.68 million	280,033	United States of America
2020s	1.43 million	1.73 million	304,975	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Brazil or United States of America?: United States of America, at 1.74 million against 1.02 million in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Brazil and United States of America?: 719,950, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for secondary education, teachers?: Brazil ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 4th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Secondary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.