Primary education, teachers, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0033 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Brazil is 0.0033 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0049 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 units per person, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 177th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 174 Korea 0.0033 units per person compare
- 175 Turkmenistan 0.0033 units per person compare
- 176 Sri Lanka 0.0033 units per person compare
- 178 Guinea 0.0033 units per person compare
- 179 Côte d’Ivoire 0.0033 units per person compare
- 180 Moldova, Republic of 0.0031 units per person compare
More education data for Brazil
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 696,748 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Brazil?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Brazil was 0.0033 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 units per person in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.