Female teachers in Brazil
Brazil: Female teachers was 89.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
89.08
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
40th
of 212 countries
All-time high
94.78
in 1970
All-time low
87.38
in 2023
Years of data
26
1970–2024
Female teachers in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 89.08 for female teachers in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Brazil peaked at 94.78 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 87.38, 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.
Female teachers in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.78 | — |
| 1999 | 92.61 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 92.61 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 92.07 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 90.04 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 89.73 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 89.58 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.79 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 91.03 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 91.08 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.83 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.73 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.23 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.83 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.77 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.64 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.31 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.08 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.67 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.49 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.22 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.01 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.88 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.48 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 87.38 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.08 | +1.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 89.08 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.45, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 89.08 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.17, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.78 | 94.78 | 94.78 | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.61 | 92.61 | 92.61 | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.53 | 87.79 | 92.61 | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.4 | 88.22 | 90.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.96 | 87.38 | 89.08 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Brazil?
- Female teachers in Brazil was 89.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.78 in 1970.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.38 in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for female teachers?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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