Share of primary school teachers who are women in Brazil
Brazil: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 89.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 89.1% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Brazil peaked at 94.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 40th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.8% | — |
| 1999 | 92.6% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 92.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | +1.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 89.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 89.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 92.6% | 92.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 87.8% | 92.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 88.2% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 87.4% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Brazil?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Brazil was 89.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.