Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 97.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brazil, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 97.4% for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brazil peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 83rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 96.5% | — |
| 2014 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +1.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 97.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.4%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 97.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.8%, 100% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.3% | 96.1% | 96.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.6% | 97.4% | 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 percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brazil?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brazil was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Brazil ranks 83rd out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release