Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 58.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brazil, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brazil is 58.2%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brazil peaked at 70.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2018.
Brazil ranks 56th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 69.1% | — |
| 2003 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.6% | 62.3% | 70.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 58.2% | 61.4% | 9 |
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 upper secondary education who are female in Brazil?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brazil was 58.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.